Velvetgrass
Velvetgrass
Holcus lanatus L.
Poaceae (Grass Family)
▲ ▼ young plants
▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants
▲ ▼ young inflorescence, with detail below
▲ expanding inflorescence
▲ ▼ expanded inflorescence, with detail below
▲ ligule
Velvetgrass:
- Cool-season perennial, clump-forming grass growing 2-3 feet tall
- Leaves are light green, and covered with velvety-soft hairs
- Inflorescence is a reddish-silver panicle, compressed at first, then opening as it matures
- Found on roadsides, perennial crops, orchards