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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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A patch of orchardgrass and a panicle inflorescence of tightly clustered spikelets.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
illustration detailing orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence and clustered spikelets.Caption: illustration detailing orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence and clustered spikelets.

ID: Hrb-DACGL-002
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense, mature
Orchardgrass' emerging panicle inflorescence.Caption: Orchardgrass' emerging panicle inflorescence.

ID: Hrb-DACGL-005
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): flowering, inflorescense
Orchardgrass' leaf collar with a membranous ligule and a glabrous leaf blade.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
Orchardgrass' membranous ligule.Caption: Orchardgrass' membranous ligule.

ID: Hrb-DACGL-006
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): stem
Orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence with clustered spikelets on one side of the stalk.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
Orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence with clustered spikelets on one side of the stalk.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
Orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence with clustered spikelets on one side of the stalk.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
Orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence with clustered spikelets.Caption: Orchardgrass' panicle inflorescence with clustered spikelets.

ID: Hrb-DACGL-011
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): inflorescense
Orchardgrass seeds.Caption: Orchardgrass seeds.

ID: Hrb-DACGL-008
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seed
Orchardgrass seeds.Caption: Orchardgrass seeds.

ID: Hrb-DACGL-010
Source: 35mm slide (photo)
Credit:
Keyword(s): seed