Family: Poaceae Grass Family
Plant group comprising one of the largest families of flowering plants. Formerly referred to as Graminae.
Genus: Dactylis Orchardgrass
Genus of one species widely cultivated throughout temperate North America, Eurasia, and Africa. Tribe Poeae.
Scientific Name: Dactylis glomerata L.
Common Name(s): Orchardgrass, Cocksfoot, Cockspur
Growth Type: perennial
Species Description:
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 | Caption: A patch of orchardgrass and a panicle inflorescence of tightly clustered spikelets.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-007
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
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 | Caption: illustration detailing orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence and clustered spikelets.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-002
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
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 | Caption: Orchardgrass' emerging panicle inflorescence.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-005
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense
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 | Caption: Orchardgrass' leaf collar with a membranous ligule and a glabrous leaf blade.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-004
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): leaf, stem
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 | Caption: Orchardgrass' membranous ligule.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-006
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): stem
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 | Caption: Orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence with clustered spikelets on one side of the stalk.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-001
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
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 | Caption: Orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence with clustered spikelets on one side of the stalk.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-003
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
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 | Caption: Orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence with clustered spikelets on one side of the stalk.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-009
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
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 | Caption: Orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence with clustered spikelets.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-011
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense
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 | Caption: Orchardgrass seeds.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-008
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seed
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 | Caption: Orchardgrass seeds.
ID: Hrb-DACGL-010
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seed
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