woodland grass

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The only fruting grass species in Hough Common (an acid woodland). A bunch grass, with narrow, branched, infructescences. In the process of dieing back.

Location: Hough Common
Identifications
  • likely ID 
    Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea)
    Confidence: It might be this.
Species interactions

No interactions present.

Species with which Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea) interacts

Other observations of Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea)

Comments

Molinia

It looks like Molinia, but it is hard to be certain. Molinia ligule is a ring of hairs which not many other grasses share.

cicuta58

next year

I guess a positive identification will now have to wait until next year.

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