Description Timothy-grass
close-up of flower head showing purple stamen (3 per floret) , feathery stigma (2 per floret)
the ligule short , blunt
it grows 19–59 inches tall, leaves 17 inches long , ⁄2 inch broad. leaves hairless, rolled rather folded, , lower sheaths turn dark brown.
it has no stolons or rhizomes, , no auricles.
the flowerhead 2 ⁄4–6 inches long , ⁄4– ⁄2 inches broad, densely packed spikelets. flowers june until september. stamen pink.
the ligule short , blunt.
it grows in heavy soil, , noted resistance cold , drought, , ability grow in dry upland or poor sandy soils. in pasture tends overwhelmed more competitive grasses. after cutting grows slowly.
showing bulbous base , brown leaf sheaths
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