Grasses of the FWG Photo Gallery by Fletcher Wildlife Garden at pbase.com

Grasses of the FWG

We have a small variety of grasses at the Fletcher Wildlife Garden, as shown in this gallery. Many are non-native species which were brought to North America to grow as fodder for cattle. Other non-native but invasive species, have also found their way to the garden. Interestingly, the non-native timothy grass is the larval food plant for the European skipper, which as the name suggests, is also a non-native species. This gallery is arranged alphabetically by common name.

Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crusgalli)	Bottlebrush grass (Elymus hystrix)	Fox-tail barley (Hordeum jubatum)	Fox-tail barley (Hordeum jubatum)	Fox-tail barley (Hordeum jubatum)
Fox-tail barley (Hordeum jubatum)	Fox-tail barley (Hordeum jubatum)	Yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila)	Yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila)	Great manna grass (Glyceria maxima)
Great manna grass (Glyceria maxima)	Great manna grass (Glyceria maxima)	Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensis)	Meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis)	Meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis)
Meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis)	Orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata)	Panic grass (Panicum capillare)	Path rush (Juncus effusus)	Perennial rye grass (Lolium perenne)
Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)	Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)	Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)	Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)	Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea)
Rice-cut grass (Leersia oryzoides)	Rice-cut grass (Leersia oryzoides)	Rice-cut grass (Leersia oryzoides)	Smooth brome (Bromus inermis)	Smooth brome (Bromus inermis)
Smooth brome (Bromus inermis)	Smooth brome (Bromus inermis)	Timothy grass (Phleum pratense)	Timothy grass (Phleum pratense)	Timothy grass (Phleum pratense)

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Don		01-Feb-2014 03:20
Interesting; a remarkably number of these species occur as introduced pasture grasses or weeds in temperate southern Australia.

Pierre		27-Jan-2014 22:35
Une très belle galerie de graminées et des informations très utiles pour les identifier et les différencier, bravo! V

Guest		23-Jul-2013 18:43
Christine, These photos are wonderful. I do appreciate your commitment to public education! Julia Cip

Guest		07-Jul-2013 11:53
Great new edition to the FWG photoblog Christine. Too few of us take an interest in all the grasses around us partly because they are so difficult to identify. This will help. Thanks Claudia

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