Orchard Grass

GRASSES

GENUS/SPECIES

Dactylis glomerata

FAMILY

Poaceae
(includes all the grasses, including grains)

SYNONYMS

Common: Cocksfoot

DISTRIBUTION

Widespread throughout US

Absent from S Florida and the area from S Louisiana westward to the southern half of California. Introduced from Eurasia.

Human Product Number - T20

Veterinary Product Number - 20

Comments

This grass grows to be some 60 to 100 cm tall, and has rather massive flower heads. It has a bluish-green color, and the upper part of the stem (near the flower heads) feels rough to the touch if one’s finger is run along it. Orchard grass develops rather early in the spring in various kinds of sunny, open areas.