Question: Grass with fancy seed heads. Lincoln, Massachusetts. At the edge of a grassy patch under trees but getting more sun …
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Question
Grass with fancy seed heads. Lincoln, Massachusetts. At the edge of a grassy patch under trees but getting more sun than in the woods.
Answer
Dear jfc, you have photographed Phleum pretense (timothy), a common grass of fields, clearings, and edges. It is found throughout much of New England. If you examine it closely, you will see the inflorescence is made up of spikelets that are very compressed and have awned glumes.
