Grass ID

[GoWyo]

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Smooth brome or meadow brome or a different kind?

 

[ClinchValley86]

@ClinchValley86, after figuring out it is brome, the answer to this is yes. It's present where you are, but not near as common as north of you and north of me for that matter. Well, in reference to southern Ohio anyway.

I wondered this whole time if it could be brome, but I've never seen it before.

That's pretty dang neat!

 

[ClinchValley86]

Oh, my! OK. that thought had crossed my mind. Anyone else notice the "W" on the leaves? It's brome! The seeds look somewhat uncharacteristically thin, but there is no doubt in my mind on the ID.

The seedhead had not emerged yet. I pulled some leaf back to expose it. Possibly the reason they're so thin?

Keeping my eye out for a mature clump.

I've got a type of brome that was brought in thru hay from the lease in Morristown. It's a helluva producer. I'll try to compare the two.

 

[Mark Reynolds]

The seedhead had not emerged yet. I pulled some leaf back to expose it. Possibly the reason they're so thin?

Keeping my eye out for a mature clump.

I've got a type of brome that was brought in thru hay from the lease in Morristown. It's a helluva producer. I'll try to compare the two.

The seedhead helps with brome, but the "W" (or "M") on the leaf is a dead giveaway.

 

[Mark Reynolds]

Smooth brome or meadow brome or a different kind?

This one is smooth brome. Not that meadow brome isn't used here in the east, but I'm not aware of it occurring here and the smooth is naturalized. The meadow brome is also 'fuzzy' where the smooth brome is not, and this is not fuzzy.

 

[ClinchValley86]

@Mark Reynolds

Found one that had sent the seed out. It's a real pretty grass. The leaf shape is definitely unique from everything else. These leaf blades are 5/8" wide. Stem is close to 3/16 at the ground.

 

[ClinchValley86]

Is this Virginia Wild Rye?
I believe this is the same as the first one picture of the thread. Has bearded type seed. It's a sod type grass. Small leaves compared to most of the rest.

This one somewhat resembles fescue, but it's not.

 

[Mark Reynolds]

Thought you might like these. This was outside the office door. Fully developed seedhead and note the "W".