Dactylis glomerata

Common Name: 
orchardgrass
Scientific Name: 
Dactylis glomerata L.
Family Name: 
Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed and tillers
Culms
upright, tall, dense clumps
Culms of Orchardgrass
Culms of Orchardgrass
Culms of Orchardgrass
Culms of Orchardgrass
Leaves
blades blueish-green, rough-textured, folded in bud; auricles absent; ligule membranous, tall; sheaths open, flattened
Leaves of Orchardgrass
Leaves of Orchardgrass
Leaves of Orchardgrass
Seedheads
stiff panicle, spikelets dense at tips
Seedheads of Orchardgrass
Seedheads of Orchardgrass
Seedheads of Orchardgrass