Other common names
black twitch, hunger grass, lamb's tail grass, land grass, mouse-tail grass, slender foxtail, cynffonwellt du
Synonyms
Alopecurus agrestis
Grass Like
An annual grass forming tufts to 80cm tall with narrow, rough-textured leaves up to 16cm long and yellow-green spikelets to 12cm long in summer. Generally considered as a weed in the UK
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.5-1 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres