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Quick ID: Drooping seedhead with long awns, large clasping auricles. Robust, native cool-season bunchgrass that reaches 3-5’ in height and is bluish-green in color. The blade is soft to the touch and light lime-green in the early spring. The nodding, soft seed head is similar to rye.
25 kwi 2022 · Erin’s programming focuses on why homeowners should consider choosing native plants, how to support native pollinators, how to identify grasses, how to identify and manage invasive species, and developing an appreciation for prairie ecosystems.
Planted in drifts, native grasses offer sweeps of color and texture across a landscape. Plant grasses alongside pathways and retaining walls to soften hardscape elements. Grasses add motion to a garden.
About 100 native, naturalised and alien grasses in Ireland, made up of over 40 genera. Grass species are adapted to specific conditions. Soil type, moisture, etc. – determine dominant grass species. Grasses can tell you about the soil (moisture, nutrient status, pH, etc.), without testing.
Flowering Period: July-October Growth Form: Coarse, pe-rennial clump grass with scaly rhizomes. Marks: Leaf axil has struc-ture resembling rifle sight; seed head often has yellowish tinge. Soil Type/Wetness: Tolerant of various fertility and mois-ture levels. Shade Tolerance: Intolerant Height: Typically 6-8 feet tall.
Use this diagram to help identify the main types of grass flower heads. The look of the flower head can help guide you in your identification of grasses. Here are six main flower head shapes.
About this guide. Whether you are a hobby farmer, commercial grazier, lifestyle landholder, bush block owner, volunteer or viticulturist/orchardist, this guide can help you identify 20 of the most common native grasses found in the area of South Australia covered by this guide (see adjacent map).
