Question: a young grass that I have yet to capture flowering but hopefully you can give me a taxonomic direction? This …
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Question
a young grass that I have yet to capture flowering but hopefully you can give me a taxonomic direction? This is a distinct clump of grass growing in a semi shady, well drained area of my backyard. It has a pretty blue-green color and flexible, soft leaves plus some light colored, somewhat curly last season leaves. zone 6b connecticut. is this hay grass or native species?
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Dear thatonetreetho, good morning. I do have a guess of the plant species, but I need to ask a question to confirm the guess. I need to know if the leaf sheath wraps around the stem (but the edges of the sheath are not fused, merely overlapping) or if the edges are fused together into a closed tube. You would need to examine the side of the leaf sheath that is opposite the leaf blade (the front of the sheath). You can take pictures of the leaf sheath and post them here if you want or send them to ahaines@nativeplanttrust.org. With that information, I think I might be able to identify the grass. Best wishes.
