While the immature foxtail plant has no ill effect on horses the seed heads are troublesome.
Foxtail grass seed awns.
Foxtail is an annual type of grass that rears its head in the summer months.
Awns of destruction for western dogs foxtail awns present the most insidious threat to the health of dogs in the western united states.
Grass awns are the seed pods of certain tall grasses that grow as invasive weeds.
It gets the name from the seed heads it forms which look exactly like the foxes tails.
Also known as grass awns the foxtail weed can be hazardous to your lawn as well as your pets.
A foxtail awn is the sharp barbed seed head of a grassy plant or type of wild barley.
Foxtails are grasses with seed awns that are extremely dangerous to dogs.
Foxtail awns are barbed razor sharp needles designed to burrow into the ground with the seed.
These grasses can be found throughout north america and are especially prevalent in the western united states.
Here is how to identify foxtails get them off your property and protect your dog.
These awns can work their way through the tissue causing lesions and infections.
These weedy grasses form seed pods that dry out and scatter in the summer.
Common examples of these weeds include foxtail and cheatgrass.
Each individual seed contains spikes with barbs called awns which can lodge in horses mouths and gums or even scratch an eye.
There are a few different varieties of foxtail yellow green and giant.