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Carl Farmer |
Common on roadsides and rough ground Spikelets c 8-12 mm long. Plant up to 50 cm high. Skye ID: Spikelets alternating up the axis, with only one glume except for the terminal spikelet which has two. No awns. (If awns present then L multiflorum) Other features: Perennial, often tufted. Spikelets typically have 8-11 florets. Their inner edge fits into a hollow in the axis instead of having a glume on that side. Leaves up to 6 mm wide. Ligule very short and squared-off, c 1 mm high. This grass is native but various cultivated strains of it are often sown. It can hybridise in the wild with L multiflorum, and there are also hybrid cultivars. |
