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False Oat-grass
Arrhenatherum elatius
Coirce bréige
Family: Poaceae

Flowering: June-September. Perennial. Native.

Branched flower-heads, spreading but narrow. 2-flowered
spikelets, shiny green or purplish.
Leaves pointed, roughish. Split sheaths, short blunt ligules.
Coarse, usually hairless. Stems 60-150cm.
A. elatius var. bulbosum has tuberous swellings at base.

Widespread and abundant. Roadsides, waste ground, hedges.

Similar: Downy Oat-grass


     



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