Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Dactylis glomerata Linnaeus
(Orchardgrass)
Family: Poaceae
Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
None
This rather uncommon grass has panicles that appear to have
tufts of florets gathered on just one of the sides of the branches. The
spikelets have hairs along the nerves, and the leaf sheaths are almost
completely fused.
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Dactylis glomerulata, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, Oct. 27, 2007
Dactylis glomerulata, detail of spikelets with line of hairs on nerves, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Silver City, Oct. 27, 2007
Dactylis glomerulata, sheath margins fused, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Nov. 23, 2007
Dactylis glomerulata, photo Russ Kleinman and the GNPS Field Trip to Little Cherry Creek, Pinos Altos Range, May 17, 2009
Dactylis glomerulata, at anthesis, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Pinos Altos, August 8, 2010
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