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Carl Farmer |
Very common in grassland and moorland, also in waste ground and neglected gardens. Spikelets 3-4 mm long. Stems of average height for a grass. Skye ID: Soft purplish appearance of typical specimens unique. Spikelets have 2 florets, lower without an awn, upper with a curved awn not protruding from the spikelet, only visible by examining within the spikelet. Ligule very short, cut off square, much broader than long. Other features: Soft appearance of leaves makes them distinctive even when flowers absent. Creeping Soft Grass is somewhat similar but has awns protruding from the spikelet and prominent hair-tufts at the stem nodes. |
