orchardgrass USDA PLANTS Symbol: DAGL
USDA ARS GRIN: 13114
ITIS: 193446
NAPIS: PCABBBA
Dactylis glomerata L.
Taxonomic Rank: Liliopsida: Cyperales: Poaceae
Synonym(s): cocksfoot, orchard grass
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.


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Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Last updated on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 02:42 PM