Identifying grasses. Let’s set ourselves a bit more of a challenge. This diminutive plant is just 1cm tall and 4cm across, growing on a trampled gravel path in Silwood this afternoon. We want to know the genus.
Identifying grasses. Today’s species is an important one to learn because it is so widespread and grows in such a wide range of habitats, from woodlands to moist fertile grasslands, marshes, roadsides, hedgerows, cultivated and waste ground.
Identifying grasses. Today’s species is an important one to learn because it is so widespread and grows in such a wide range of habitats, from woodlands to moist fertile grasslands, marshes, roadsides, hedgerows, cultivated and waste ground.
Much the most off-putting thing about learning grasses is that you need to learn a completely new language. The best plan is to go out and collect a flowering Poa annua from the pavement, then try out these important new words on it.