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Carl Farmer |
Rare, in shingle, though normally a sand grass. Stems to 200 cm high. Spikelets c 20 mm Skye ID: Spikelets alternating up the axis, face onto it like Couch Grass, not edge on like Ryegrass. Differs from Couches in having the glumes longer than the lowest lemmas. Other features: A large robust grass, the bluish-grey leaves with prominent ribs and pointed auricles where the blade joins the sheath. Glumes are long, thin and pointed, almost as long as the whole spikelet, which has 3-6 flowers. |
