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Questions and Answers: 2020

Question: Grass growing near forest edge, Lincoln, Massachusetts, with aphids and a predator of aphids among the flowers.

  • Question

    Grass growing near forest edge, Lincoln, Massachusetts, with aphids and a predator of aphids among the flowers.

    Answer

    jfc, good morning. I think you have photographed a species of Poa (blue grass). You could confirm this by taking a spikelet apart and looking for cobwebby hairs at the base of the floral scales. There are several species it could be, but I would need a specimen to identify it for you with any confidence. Best wishes.