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Velvetgrass

Holcus lanatus L.

Poaceae (Grass Family)

young plants

▼ mature, flowering plants

▼ young inflorescence, with detail below

expanding inflorescence

▼ expanded inflorescence, with detail below

ligule

Velvetgrass

·         Cool-season perennial, clump-forming grass growing 2-3 feet tall

·         Leaves are light green, and covered with velvety-soft hairs

·         Inflorescence is a reddish-silver panicle, compressed at first, then opening as it matures

·         Found on roadsides, perennial crops, orchards

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