Grasses

The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.  Henry Miller

Learn a new grass each month.
Each month I add a "Grass of the month page" -  I wonder what the next one will be?

Grasses arranged by month
(Look lower down this page to see the grasses arranged alphabetically)

2016 Aug:          Agrostis canina - Velvet Bent

2013 Sep:             Calamagrostis canescens - Purple Small-reed   

2013 August         Agrostis gigantea - Black Bent  
           
2012 Oct              Bromopsis inermis - Hungarian Brome

2012 Aug:           Poa compressa - Flattened Meadow-grass 

2012 July:            Poa palustris - Swamp Meadow-grass

2012 Apr:            Poa trivialis - Rough Meadow-grass

2012 Mar:           Poa pratensis - Smooth Meadow-grass

2012 Feb:           Poa nemoralis - Wood Meadow-grass

2012 Jan:            Poa annua - Annual Meadow-grass

2011 Dec:           Dactylis glomerata - Cock's-foot

2011 Nov:           Elymus caninus - Bearded Couch

2011 Oct:          Brachypodium sylvaticum - Wood False-brome

2011 Sept:         Hordeum jubatum - Foxtail Barley

2011 August:     Holcus mollis - Creeping soft-grass

2011 July:          Holcus lanatus - Yorkshire Fog

2011 June:         Helictotrichon pratense - Meadow Oat-grass

2011 May:          Helictotrichon pubescens - Downy Oat-grass      

2011 April:          Hordelymus europaeus - Wood Barley

2011 March:        Nardus stricta - Mat Grass

2011 February:    Festuca ovina - Sheep's Fescue

2010 January:      Festuca rubra - Red Fescue

2010 Dec:            Deschampsia cespitosa - Tufted Hair-grass

2010 Nov:            Molina caerulea - Purple Moor-grass

2010 October:      Arrhenatherum elatius - False Oat-grass

2010 Sept:          Zea mays - Maize (Corn)

2010 August:       Agrostis capillaris - Common Bent

2010 July:           Phleum pratense - Timothy-grass

2010 June:          Quaking Grass - Briza media

2010 May:           Meadow Foxtail - Alopecurus pratensis 

2010 April:           Sweet Vernal Grass - Anthoxanthum odoratum

2011 March:         Blue Moor-grass - Sesleria caerulea 

2010 February:     The Common Reed - Phragmites australis 

2010 January:      Reed Canary-Grass - Phalaris arundinacea 

Grasses arranged alphabetically

2016 Aug:            Agrostis canina - Velvet Bent
2010 August:       Agrostis capillaris - Common Bent
2013 August         Agrostis gigantea - Black Bent
2010 May:            Alopecurus pratensis -Meadow Foxtail: 
2010 April:            Anthoxanthum odoratum - Sweet Vernal Grass
2010 October:      Arrhenatherum elatius - False Oat-grass
2011 Oct:             Brachypodium sylvaticum - Wood False-brome
2010 June:           Briza media - Quaking Grass
2012 Oct              Bromopsis inermis - Hungarian Brome
2013 Sep:             Calamagrostis canescens - Purple Small-reed    

2011 Dec:             Dactylis glomerata - Cock's-foot

2010 Dec:             Deschampsia cespitosa - Tufted Hair-grass
2011 Nov:             Elymus caninus - Bearded Couch
2011 February:     Festuca ovina - Sheep's Fescue
2010 January:       Festuca rubra - Red Fescue
2011 August:        Holcus mollis - Creeping soft-grass
2011 July:             Holcus lanatus - Yorkshire Fog 
2011 Sept:            Hordeum jubatum

2011 June:           Helictotrichon pratense - Meadow Oat-grass

2011 May:            Helictotrichon pubescens - Downy Oat-grass  

2011 April:            Hordelymus europaeus - Wood Barley
2010 Nov:             Molina caerulea - Purple Moor-grass

2011 March:         Nardus stricta - Mat Grass
2012 Jan:              Poa annua - Annual Meadow-grass
2012 Aug:             Poa compressa - Flattened Meadow-grass 
2012 Feb:             Poa nemoralis - Wood Meadow-grass
2012 July:             Poa palustris - Swamp Meadow-grass
2012 Mar:             Poa pratensis - Smooth Meadow-grass
2012 Apr:             Poa trivialis - Rough Meadow-grass
2010 January:      Phalaris arundinacea-Reed Canary-Grass 
2010 July:            Phleum pratense - Timothy-grass
2010 February:    Phragmites australis-The Common Reed  
2011 March:         Blue Moor-grass - Sesleria caerulea 
2010 Sept:           Zea mays - Maize (Corn)