Selected images for orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata )
Orchardgrass is a cool-season perennial that grows 1.4-4 ft. (0.5-1.3 m) tall. Leaves are 4-16 in. (10-40 cm) long and 0.1-0.5 in. (0.2-1.1 cm) wide with a bluish hue. The flowers occur in a panicle with spikelets in a compact cluster on one side of the rachilla. Orchardgrass is native to Europe and was first introduced to the United States in the late 1700s. It prefers areas that are well-drained with moderately fertile to rich soils.
| 6 Images | View Subjects Page | Send to Your Light Box |
|
|
|
|
||||
0976081 orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata Stand Dave Powell |
1459407 orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata Plant(s) Steve Dewey |
1459408 orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata Flower(s) Steve Dewey |
1550072 orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata Flower(s) Catherine Herms |
5138050 orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata Fruit(s) Lynn Sosnoskie |
5387265 orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata Flower(s) Joseph M. DiTomaso |
