Annual Beard-grass

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Scientific Name: Polypogon monspeliensis
Image: Annual Beard Grass plant
Annual Beard-grass

Common Name:
Rabbit-foot-grass

General Description:

Medium sized tufted grass up to 60 cm tall.

Typical grass-like leaves up to 8 mm wide.

Soft cigar-shaped flowerheads with many fine bristles. Flowerheads are pale-green or yellowish brown and often have a silvery tinge.

Flowers in spring.

Further Details:
Erect annual grass. Stems arising singly or tufted, branching from or near the base. Leaves are straight, hairless, about 5-20 cm long, and taper to a fine tip. The leaf surface tends to be rough.

Flowerhead is a cylindrical, bushy panicle (branched flowerhead) up to 16 cm long.

Soils:
Damp clay loams and clays.

Habitat and Notes:
Prefers moist depressions such as stream banks and roadside drains. Also likes shaded areas.

Image: Annual Beard Grass heads
Annual Beard-grass - heads

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Scientific Name:	Polypogon monspeliensis	Annual Beard-grass
Common Name:	Rabbit-foot-grass
General Description:	Medium sized tufted grass up to 60 cm tall. Typical grass-like leaves up to 8 mm wide. Soft cigar-shaped flowerheads with many fine bristles. Flowerheads are pale-green or yellowish brown and often have a silvery tinge. Flowers in spring.
Further Details:	Erect annual grass. Stems arising singly or tufted, branching from or near the base. Leaves are straight, hairless, about 5-20 cm long, and taper to a fine tip. The leaf surface tends to be rough. Flowerhead is a cylindrical, bushy panicle (branched flowerhead) up to 16 cm long.
Soils:	Damp clay loams and clays.
Habitat and Notes:	Prefers moist depressions such as stream banks and roadside drains. Also likes shaded areas.