NC, Smokies, 20060616
CabinCove, pond, few grasses.
Poa pratensis
In pond by pier; in full fl.
| | LF | | few caul, erect, glab, rel short and wide, 110x4mm, open 70%, prow tip |
| | LIG | | 5mm, memb, sl erose at rounded tip |
| | INFL | | open pan, 130x75mm, ov, 5 1-brs per node, 1-brs spread 70-80deg, scab |
| | SPKLT | | 3 fls, lat comp, obov to ellip, 3.6x1.8x1mm| gls | | 2.2mm and 3mm, 1 and 3 veins, scaber keel, narr scar marg |
| lem | | 2-3mm, keeled, lt green, 5 veins, long vill at base and sh vill on keel to about 60% and on side veins |
| pal | | 0.3mm shorter than lem, bifid? |
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Yes, indeed, it is the same thing as in the fields all over. Not expecting it to grow
in water.
Glyceria striata
In pond by pier; in full fl.
| | GEN | | tall, erect but bending a bit |
| | LF | | few long caul drooping, 7mm wide, sheath 95%+ closed, blade ant scaber both sides |
| | LIG | | 1-1.5mm, trunc, erose, memb |
| | INFL | | 200x100mm, drooping, 1-br spread 90deg, 1-brs in whorls of 3+ and well spaced, brs min ant scaber |
| | SPKLT | | 3x2x1mm, lat comp, 5 fls, pedicelled| gls | | 0.8mm and 1.0mm, 1 vein, scar w green midvein, acute |
| lem | | 1.8-1.9mm, 7 veins, veins sl r and min scaber, obtuse |
| pal | | eq lem, scar w 2 green veins |
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Wow, yes indeed, this too, is the same things as grows in dry areas
alongside the road in this case.
More photos
Holcus lanatus
Ludwigia palustris
Panicum clandestinum
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