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Category: Poales

Juncus effusus ssp. effusus

July 17, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

So, I got lucky with my first attempt at identifying a rush, because Juncus effusus (also known as pasture rush, soft rush,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Juncaceae, Juncus, Monocots, Plants, Poales, Species Profiles

Holcus lanatus

June 29, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

When I found these grasses on the Cowlitz River dike the first thing I noticed was that the inflorescence was…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Holcus, Holcus, Monocots, Plants, Poaceae, Poales, Species Profiles Filed under: Holcus lanatus

Hordeum murinum

June 25, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I’m sure many parents and hikers, and especially pet owners, are not fond of this species (which goes by a…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Hordeum, Monocots, Plants, Poaceae, Poales, Species Profiles Filed under: Hordeum murinum, Mouse Barley, Wall Barley

Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail)

May 17, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I’ve forgotten almost everything I learned from Cindy Roché when I took her grass workshop last June, but I still…

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Posted in: Alopecurus, Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Monocots, Plants, Poaceae, Poales, Species Profiles Filed under: Alopecurus pratensis, Meadow Foxtail

Bromus vulgaris (Columbia Brome)

June 30, 2021 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Flush with success after identifying Lolium perenne (perennial ryegrass) I decided to tackle another grass, but I missed badly on this one.…

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Posted in: Bromus, Monocots, Plants, Poaceae, Poales, Species Profiles Filed under: Bromus vulgaris, Columbia Brome

Lolium perenne ssp. perenne (Perennial Ryegrass)

June 21, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Woohoo! I identified my first grass! It is a European introduction, and was probably planted nearby, but this specimen was…

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Posted in: Lolium, Monocots, Plants, Poaceae, Poales, Species Profiles Filed under: Lolium perenne ssp. perenne, Perennial Ryegrass

Pleuropogon refractus (Nodding Semaphoregrass)

June 16, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Last Sunday I made the leap and took a grass workshop with Cindy Roché (co-author of the wonderful book “Field…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Monocots, Plants, Pleuropogon, Poaceae, Poales, Species Profiles Filed under: Nodding Semaphoregrass, Pleuropogon refractus

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