Festuca pratensis Huds. meadow fescue, English bluegrass, meadow ryegrass
Global_ID_number40822
Description
flowers: may,june,july,august,panicle,hypogynous,
other features: adventitious,
leaves: alternate,simple,entire,parallel,linear,
fruits: acorn,
Plant: not carnivorous,grasslike ,perennial,autotrophic,
Discussion: Grass-Family Poaceae; Monocot
Coarse grass forms clumps. Leaves-shiny, stiff and dark green. They bulge at the bottom before they wrap around the stem; bulge with hairs along the edge. Flower contracts before and after flowering. Flower stems may be on one side or in different directions. Grows to 4 feet.
Natural History: Species is distributed on waste ground, meadows, fields, along railroad tracks, and open woods.
Special_diagnostic_characters: Species is coarse and weedy.