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Carl Farmer |
Common in woods and grassland, usually with some shade. Spikelets 4-6 mm long. Stems of average height for a grass. Skye ID: Of a very soft appearance similar to Yorkshire Fog, but spikelets with an awn visibly protruding, and stem nodes with a tuft of downward-pointing hairs, rest of stem hairless. Other features: Spikelets with two florets, the upper having a bent but not recurved awn about 3-5 mm long. Spreads by creeping rhizomes and forms large stands. |
