"Foxtail grass, the common name given to certain grasses, because of the shape of the large clusters in which the flowers are arranged." -Foster, 1921

Foxtail Grass

"Foxtail grass, the common name given to certain grasses, because of the shape of the large clusters…

"Pistils of Grasses. Alopecurus." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Pistils

"Pistils of Grasses. Alopecurus." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893