Grasses Flashcards
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Melica californica
CA Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 5-15 mm (longer than M. imperfecta)
INFL branches appressed

Elymus elymoides
squirrel tail
Poaceae
perennial
cespitose
can be glaucous

Melica imperfecta
Coast Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 3-7 mm (shorter than M. californica)
INFL branches appressed to spreading

Melica imperfecta
Coast Melic grass
Poaceae
spikelet 3-7 mm (shorter than M. californica)
INFL branches appressed to spreading

Avena spp.
oat grass
Poaceae

Vulpia spp.
‘fescue’
Poaceae

Bromus carinatus
CA brome
Poaceae

Arundo donax
giant reed grass
Poaceae

Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping

Poa pratensis
Kentucky blue grass
Poaceae
loosely to densely tufted

Bromus hordeaceus
Soft chess
Poaceae

Festuca californica
CA fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade GREEN (vs. bluish)

Pennisetum setaceum
African fountain grass
Poaceae

Bromus carinatus
CA brome
Poaceae
spikelet strongly flattened

Bromus diandrus
ripgut grass
Poaceae

Festuca arundinaceae
tall fescue
Poaceae
leaf blade auricle clasping

Hordeum murinum
summer barley
Poaceae
well developed auricles
INFL 3-12 cm (gen longer than Med barley)
INFL green to glaucous

Lolium multiflorum
Italian rye grass
Poaceae

Koeleria macrantha
June grass
Poaceae

Elymus glaucus
blue wild rye
Poaceae

Aegilops spp.
goatgrass
Poaceae

Briza spp.
Rattlesnake grass
Poaceae

Ammophila arenaria
European beach grass
Poaceae

Koeleria macrantha
June grass
Poaceae














































































































































































































































































