Orchardgrass

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• Scientific Name: Dactylis glomerata L.

Orchardgrass is a coarse-textured, tufted grass with bluish-green leaves

Orchardgrass has a tall membranous ligule. The inflorescence is densly clustered panicle

Orchardgrass has a fused, tubular leaf sheathtowards the base of the plant and a highly compressed stem

Orchardgrass grows more quicly than other cool season turfgrasses in early spring

• Common Names: Orchardgrass (United States), Cat's grass, Cock'sfootgrass, Cocksfoot (English), Dactyle aggloméré (French), Dactyle vulgaire (French), Gemeines knauelgras (German), Koiranheinä, Kropaar, Kupkowka pospolita (Polish),

• Climatic Zone: Temperate

• Geographic Distribution: Australia, East Asia, Europe, North America, South America

• Life Cycle: perennial

• Photosynthetic Apparatus: C3

• Major Identifying Characteristic: Distinct, membranous ligule. Fused leaf sheath. Boat-shaped leaf tip.