Meadow foxtail wani nau'in ciyawa ne da ke cikin jinsin Alopecurus. Ciyawa ce mai sanyin yanayi wacce ta fito daga Turai da Asiya amma an gabatar da ita zuwa wasu sassan duniya, gami da Arewacin Amurka. Meadow foxtail ciyawa ce mai dawwama wacce galibi ke tsiro a cikin tudu masu yawa, kuma tana iya kaiwa tsayin 50 zuwa 100 cm (inci 20 zuwa 40) a lokacin balaga. Inflorescencensa (bangaren furanni) ƙaƙƙarfan karu ne na silindi wanda ke da tsayin 5 zuwa 15 cm (inci 2 zuwa 6) da 1 zuwa 1.5 cm (0.4 zuwa 0.6 inci) a diamita. Karu yana kunshe da ƙananan furanni masu yawa masu launin kore-rawaya. Ganyen foxtail na ciyawa masu lebur ne kuma madaidaiciya, kuma suna iya kaiwa tsayin daga 10 zuwa 30 cm (inci 4 zuwa 12). Ana yawan amfani da ciyawa don ciyawa da ciyawa, kuma a wasu lokuta ana shuka shi azaman tsiro na ado.