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plant in the grass family Poaceae, known by the common names spear grass, needle grass, and silver spike grass. It is an ornamental grass native to the...

Chasmanthium latifolium spikelet Wheat spike and spikelet Spikelet opened to show caryopsis Harestail grass Grass Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) Roots...

Cynodon dactylon, commonly known as Bermuda grass, and also known as Couch grass in Australia & New Zealand is a grass found worldwide. It is native to Europe...

Elymus repens, commonly known as couch grass, is a very common perennial species of grass native to most of Europe, Asia, the Arctic, and northwest Africa...

as the Saltmarsh Sparrow, Black Rail, American Black Duck, saltmarsh spike-grass, and salt-hay. These specialists rely on the high marsh ecosystem to...

Agrostis exarata is a species of grass known by the common names spike bentgrass, spike bent, Pacific bentgrass, and spike redtop. It is native to western...

the distinctive spike-like inflorescence. Timothy grass pollen allergen is used to treat hay fever. Breeding programs for forage grasses and especially...

include big blue lilyturf, lilyturf, border grass, and monkey grass. This small herbaceous perennial has grass-like evergreen foliage and lilac-purple flowers...

to subtropical perennial grass (family Poaceae). It is known for its prominent V-shaped inflorescence consisting of two spike-like racemes containing multiple...

Bouteloua gracilis, the blue grama, is a long-lived, warm-season (C4) perennial grass, native to North America. It is most commonly found from Alberta, Canada...

Phalaris brachystachys, the confused canary-grass or shortspike canarygrass, is an annual grass with growth habits and cultural requirements similar to...

creeping lilyturf, creeping liriope, lilyturf, and monkey grass. This perennial has grass-like evergreen foliage and is commonly used in landscaping...

of grasses, sedges and some other monocots. Each spikelet has one or more florets.: 12  The spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes. The...

flowerhead in bloom The spike-like raceme bent to show the pairs of spikelets Ligule Big bluestem is a mid-successional grass in prairie and other grassland...

include little seed canary grass, small-seeded canary grass, small canary grass, lesser-canary grass, guli danda (Hindi), and sittee booti (Urdu). Phalaris...

and others naturally grow numerous branches. Flowers are borne on a long spike above a bare section called a scape; the total length can be over three...

much-branched inflorescence. Some authors distinguish it from a compound spike inflorescence, by requiring that the flowers (and fruit) be pedicellate...

flower spikes arch outward from the clump in late summer like water spraying from a fountain (hence the common name "fountain grass"). The flower spikes turn...

A spikelet can refer to a small spike, although it primarily refers to the ultimate flower cluster unit in grasses (family Poaceae) and sedges (family...

setaceus, commonly known as crimson fountaingrass, is a C4 perennial bunch grass that is native to open, scrubby habitats in East Africa, tropical Africa...