Ecology

// Graminaceae (Poaceae) //
 * GRASSES **

This plant is a producer. Herbivores prey on this specie.


 * Description ****: ** This is a non-native grass used for lawns. It is usually quite small, consisting of a low mass of vegetation about 4" across and 1½" tall. Larger plants are sometimes observed. The leaf blades are 1½" long and 1/8" (2.5 mm.) across; they are dull to bright green, hairless, and keel-shaped at their tips. The leaf sheaths are light to medium green, hairless, open, and veined. The root system is shallow and fibrous. This grass reproduces primarily by reseeding itself; less often, it may form rootlets at the nodes of the leaves. Small colonies of plants are occasionally formed.

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**Habitat & Range: ** Common throughout Massachusetts. It is native to Eurasia. Habitats include fields and pastures, lawns and gardens, waste ground, and damp paths in meadows, woodlands, and grassy urban areas. This grass prefers disturbed areas.


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 * Author **: Ms. McCarron

Wikipedia – Grasses: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass The UC Guide to Healthy Lawns: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF/TURFSPECIES/bermuda.html Annual Bluegrass Description: http://www.turf.uiuc.edu/weed_web/descriptions/annualbluegrass.htm
 * Sources **:

=Field Guide to Pentucket High School Campus=