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  • Large Quaking Grass - Briza maxima
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  • Hare's-tail Grass - Lagurus ovatus
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  • Marpissa nivoyi - female. A jumping spider adapted to hunting on grass stems. It is a rare spider most often occurring amongst Marram Grass on sand dunes.
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  • Zora spinimana is a common spider that hunts through grass tussocks. The yellow-brown colour matching dead grass leaves.
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  • Sea Fern-grass Catapodium marinum Height to 15cm<br />
Stout, wiry grass with a superficially fern-like inflorescences. Grows in dry, coastal grassland, on stable shingle and on walls. FLOWERS are borne in a branched inflorescence with short-stalked spikelets, more or less in one plane (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are nutlets. LEAVES are narrow and wiry. STATUS Locally common in coastal W Britain, and coastal S and SE England.
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  • FIELD WOOD-RUSH Luzula campestris (Juncaceae) Height to 25cm. Tufted perennial of dry grassland, especially on calcareous soils (aka Good Friday Grass). FLOWERS are brown with yellow anthers; borne in heads (1 unstalked, several stalked) and arranged in clusters (Apr-May). FRUITS are brown and globular. LEAVES are grass-like and fringed with long, white hairs. STATUS-Locally common throughout.
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  • FERN GRASS Catapodium rigidum. Similar to Crested Dog's-tail.  Has fern-like inflorescences. Dry grassland, coastal and S England, coastal Wales and S Ireland.
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  • GRASS VETCHLING Lathyrus nissolia (Fabaceae) Height to 90cm. Upright, hairless or slightly downy perennial. Easily overlooked when not in flower, in its favoured grassy habitat. FLOWERS are 18mm long and crimson; solitary or paired on long, slender stalks (May-Jul). FRUITS are narrow pods. LEAVES reduced to 1 pair of narrow, extremely grass-like leaflets. STATUS-Locally common in SE England.
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  • Deer Grass Trichophorum cespitosum (Cyperaceae) Height to 30cm. Tufted relative of sedges that sometimes forms small clumps. Stems are smooth, round and leafless. Inflorescence is an egg-shaped, terminal spikelet. Flowers May-June. On acid moors and heaths. Widespraed in north, local in W.
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  • Quaking Grass - Briza media
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  • Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea Length 17-19mm. A variable moth that usually rests with its wings held in a shallow tent-like manner. Adult has forewings that range from grey-buff to rich brown; typically there is a dark band on the trailing edge, a dark central line and pale-ringed oval and kidney marks. Flies August-September. Larva feeds on grass stems and roots. Locally common only in central and southern Britain.
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  • ALPINE CAT'S-TAIL Phleum alpinum. Height to 40cm. A distinctive upland grass with ovoid flower heads (July-Aug). Restricted to a few base-rich flushes on damp, rocky ground and ledges in the central Highlands.
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  • CHAFFWEED Anagallis minima (Primulaceae) Height to 2cm<br />
Tiny and insignificant hairless annual that is easily overlooked. Found in short grass on damp, sandy ground. FLOWERS are minute, pale pink and borne at the bases of the stem leaves (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are spherical and pinkish, like miniature apples. LEAVES are oval and, uniquely among British species, have a black line around the margin of the under surface. STATUS-Widespread but extremely local.
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  • Barren Brome Anisantha (Bromus) sterilis Height to 1m. Annual or biennial grass. Inflorescence drooping,  with stalked florets and long awns; May-July. Dry, bare and cultivated ground. Widespread but seldom common.
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  • BLUE-EYED GRASS Sisyrinchium bermudiana (Height to 20cm) is a hairless perennial with flattened, winged stems and narrow, basal leaves. The flowers are blue and 15-20mm across; they are borne in small, terminal clusters (Jul-Aug). It grows in damp grassland and is native to N and W Ireland; elsewhere in our region it is naturalised.
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  • Common Bent Grass (Agrostis capillaris) HEIGHT to 70cm. Creeping perennial that grows in grassland, mainly on acid soils.  FLOWERS  Greenish-brown spikelets borne in heads with spreading, whorled branches (June- Aug). FRUITS Small, dry nutlets. LEAVES Narrow, with blunt ligules.
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  • Greater Quaking Grass - Briza maxima
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  • Grass Vetchling Lathyrus nissolia
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  • DAISY Bellis perennis (Asteraceae) Height less than 10cm<br />
Familiar, downy perennial found growing in lawns and other areas of short grass. FLOWERS are borne in solitary heads, 15-25mm across, on slender stems; they comprise yellow disc florets and white (often faintly crimson-tipped) ray florets (Mar-Oct). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and form prostrate rosettes from which flower stalks arise.
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  • DAISY Bellis perennis (Asteraceae) Height less than 10cm<br />
Familiar, downy perennial found growing in lawns and other areas of short grass. FLOWERS are borne in solitary heads, 15-25mm across, on slender stems; they comprise yellow disc florets and white (often faintly crimson-tipped) ray florets (Mar-Oct). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and form prostrate rosettes from which flower stalks arise.
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Farmer and tractor mowing grass for hay and haylage production
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  • Photograph showing farmer driving tractor with tedder attached turning cut hay during the summer.  This process assists with the drying of the grass to make hay prior to baling.
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  • DAISY Bellis perennis (Asteraceae) Height to 10cm. Familiar, downy perennial found growing in lawns and other areas of short grass. FLOWERS are borne in solitary heads, 15-25mm across, on slender stems; they comprise yellow disc florets and white (often faintly crimson-tipped) ray florets (Mar-Oct). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and form prostrate rosettes from which flower stalks arise. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
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  • DAISY Bellis perennis (Asteraceae) Height to 10cm. Familiar, downy perennial found growing in lawns and other areas of short grass. FLOWERS are borne in solitary heads, 15-25mm across, on slender stems; they comprise yellow disc florets and white (often faintly crimson-tipped) ray florets (Mar-Oct). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and form prostrate rosettes from which flower stalks arise. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
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  • SEA STORK'S-BILL Erodium maritimum (Geraniaceae) Height to 10cm. Stickily hairy annual; often prostrate. Found in short grass and on walls, invariably within sight of the sea. Flowers 3-5mm across; petals tiny, whitish, often absent; usually fall by 9am anyway (May-July). Fruits long, beak-like. Leaves oval, lobed. Status local; coastal, mainly in the south-west.
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  • SEA STORK'S-BILL Erodium maritimum (Geraniaceae) Height to 10cm. Stickily hairy annual; often prostrate. Found in short grass and on walls, invariably within sight of the sea. Flowers 3-5mm across; petals tiny, whitish, often absent; usually fall by 9am anyway (May-July). Fruits long, beak-like. Leaves oval, lobed. Status local; coastal, mainly in the south-west.
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  • WILD STRAWBERRY Fragaria vesca (Rosaceae) Height to 30cm. Low perennial with long, rooting runners. Found in dry, grass places. FLOWERS are 12-18mm across with 5 white petals (Apr-Jul). FRUITS are tiny strawberries. LEAVES comprise 3 oval, toothed leaflets that are hairy beneath; the terminal tooth of end leaflet is usually longer than adjacent ones. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • WILD STRAWBERRY Fragaria vesca (Rosaceae) Height to 30cm. Low perennial with long, rooting runners. Found in dry, grass places. FLOWERS are 12-18mm across with 5 white petals (Apr-Jul). FRUITS are tiny strawberries. LEAVES comprise 3 oval, toothed leaflets that are hairy beneath; the terminal tooth of end leaflet is usually longer than adjacent ones. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • SPOTTED MEDICK Medicago arabica (Fabaceae) Prostrate<br />
Creeping annual of dry, grass places, often near the sea. FLOWERS are small and yellow; borne in heads (5-7mm across) of 1-6 flowers (Apr-Sep). FRUITS are spirally coiled and spiny pods. LEAVES are trifoliate, the heart-shaped leaflets bearing a dark central spot. STATUS-Local in S and E England, and mainly coastal.
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  • SPOTTED MEDICK Medicago arabica (Fabaceae) Prostrate<br />
Creeping annual of dry, grass places, often near the sea. FLOWERS are small and yellow; borne in heads (5-7mm across) of 1-6 flowers (Apr-Sep). FRUITS are spirally coiled and spiny pods. LEAVES are trifoliate, the heart-shaped leaflets bearing a dark central spot. STATUS-Local in S and E England, and mainly coastal.
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  • SPOTTED MEDICK Medicago arabica (Fabaceae) * Prostrate<br />
Creeping annual of dry, grass places, often near the sea. FLOWERS are small and yellow; borne in heads (5-7mm across) of 1-6 flowers (Apr-Sep). FRUITS are spirally coiled and spiny pods. LEAVES are trifoliate, the heart-shaped leaflets bearing a dark central spot. STATUS-Local in S and E England, and mainly coastal.
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  • SPOTTED MEDICK Medicago arabica (Fabaceae) Prostrate<br />
Creeping annual of dry, grass places, often near the sea. FLOWERS are small and yellow; borne in heads (5-7mm across) of 1-6 flowers (Apr-Sep). FRUITS are spirally coiled and spiny pods. LEAVES are trifoliate, the heart-shaped leaflets bearing a dark central spot. STATUS-Local in S and E England, and mainly coastal.
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  • CHAFFWEED Anagallis minima (Primulaceae) Height to 2cm<br />
Tiny and insignificant hairless annual that is easily overlooked. Found in short grass on damp, sandy ground. FLOWERS are minute, pale pink and borne at the bases of the stem leaves (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are spherical and pinkish, like miniature apples. LEAVES are oval and, uniquely among British species, have a black line around the margin of the under surface. STATUS-Widespread but extremely local.
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  • DAISY Bellis perennis (Asteraceae) Height less than 10cm<br />
Familiar, downy perennial found growing in lawns and other areas of short grass. FLOWERS are borne in solitary heads, 15-25mm across, on slender stems; they comprise yellow disc florets and white (often faintly crimson-tipped) ray florets (Mar-Oct). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are spoon-shaped and form prostrate rosettes from which flower stalks arise.
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  • Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Length 10-15cm Britain’s smallest rodent. In summer, constructs a tennis ball-sized spherical nest, woven among grass stems. Adult has tiny, compact body. Coat is mainly golden brown but throat, chest and belly are white. Ears are rounded and feet possess a good grip, essential for climbing; prehensile tail serves as fifth limb in this regard. Mostly silent. Once widespread and common (in England at least) in arable fields but now much reduced and confined to wildlife-managed meadows, bramble patches and dry reedbeds.
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  • Grass Vetchling - Lathyrus nissolia
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  • Grass Vetchling - Lathyrus nissolia
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  • Grass Vetchling - Lathyrus nissolia
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  • stiff saltmarsh grass<br />
Puccinellia rupestris
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  • Stiff Saltmarsh Grass - Puccinellia rupestris
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  • Common Saltmarsh Grass - Puccinellia maritima
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  • Stiff Saltmarsh Grass - Puccinellia rupestris
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  • Greater Quaking Grass - Briza maxima
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  • Grass cutter - Used for Aquatic Warbler habitat in Belarus
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  • Grass Vetchling - Lathyrus nissolia
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  • Reflexed Saltmarsh Grass - Puccinellia distans
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  • stiff saltmarsh grass<br />
Puccinellia rupestris
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  • CURVED HARD-GRASS Parapholis incurva. Similar to Italian Rye-grass Lolium multiflorum but is short, with curved spikes. Bare coastal grassland, S and SE England only.
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  • COMMON CORD-GRASS Spartina anglica Height to 1.3m<br />
Tufted perennial, of hybrid origin, found on mudflats and saltmarshes. FLOWERS borne in a stiff inflorescence of elongated clusters of 3-6 yellowish flower heads, up to 35cm long (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are grey-green and tough. STATUS-Widespread on coasts of England, Wales and E and S Ireland.
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  • FALSE OAT-GRASS Arrhenatherum elatius Height to 1.5m<br />
Tall, often tufted perennial of disturbed grassland, roadside verges and waysides. FLOWERS are borne in an open inflorescence comprising numerous 2-flowered spikelets, one floral element of which has a long awn (May-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are broad and long with a blunt ligule. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • PURPLE MOOR-GRASS Molinia caerulea (Poaceae) Height to 80cm. Tussock-forming perennial, usually associated with damp ground on acid heaths and grassy moors. FLOWERS are purplish green spikelets, borne in long, branched spike-like heads (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are grey-green and 3-5mm wide, with purplish leaf sheaths. STATUS-Widespread and locally common.
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  • PURPLE MOOR-GRASS Molinia caerulea (Poaceae) Height to 80cm. Tussock-forming perennial, usually associated with damp ground on acid heaths and grassy moors. FLOWERS are purplish green spikelets, borne in long, branched spike-like heads (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are grey-green and 3-5mm wide, with purplish leaf sheaths. STATUS-Widespread and locally common.
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  • TUFTED HAIR-GRASS Deschampsia cespitosa Height to 1.5m<br />
Tufted, clump-forming perennial of damp grassland, woodland rides and marshes. FLOWERS are borne in a long-stemmed inflorescence comprising spreading clusters of 2-flowered, silvery purple spikelets (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are dark green, wiry and narrow with rough edges. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • BLACK-GRASS Alopecurus myosuroides has a slender, tapering inflorescence. Arable weed. Locally common, S and E England.
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  • Annual Beard-grass Polypogon monspeliensis. Height to 80cm. Distinctive annual of bare, grassy places, especially near the sea. Flowers in a dense inflorescence with long awns, green at first, turning silky white later, sometimes partly shrouded by the uppermost leaf (June-Aug). Fruits dry nutlets. Leaves rough and flat. Status rare, mainly coastal S England but increasingly inland too.
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  • Meadow Oat-grass Helictotrichon (Avenula) pratensis Height to 70cm. Tufted perennial of disturbed grassland, roadside verges and waysides. FLOWERS are borne in an open inflorescence comprising numerous 2-flowered, awned spikelets (May-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are broad and long. STATUS-Widespread and fairly common. Sometimes planted in seed mixes.
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  • ANNUAL BEARD-GRASS Polypogon monspelienis. Height to 80cm. Distinctive annual of bare, grassy places, especially near the sea. Flowers in a dense inflorescence with long awns, green at first, turning silky-white later, sometimes partly shrouded by uppermost leaf (June-Aug). Fruits dry nutlets. Leaves rough and flat. Status rare, mainly coastal S England but increasingly inland too.
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  • FLATTENED MEADOW-GRASS Poa compressa. Height to 40cm. Upright, tufted and hairless perennial with flattened stems. Grows in dry, grassy places. Flowers in a pyramidal inflorescence, the purplish-brown spikelets carried on whorls of stalks (May-July). Fruits small, dry nutlets. Leaves with a hooded tip and blunt ligule. Status widespread but local.
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  • DOWNY OAT-GRASS Helictotrichon pubescens. Has hairy leaves and sheathes and silvery, bent-awned spikelets. Widespread but local in dry grassland.
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  • ROUGH MEADOW-GRASS Poa trivialis Height to 90cm<br />
Loosely tufted perennial with creeping runners. Grows in damp, often shady, places. FLOWERS are borne in a pyramidal inflorescence, the purplish brown spikelets carried on whorls of stalks (May-Jul). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are pale green, and soft with a pointed ligule and a rough sheath. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • ITALIAN RYE-GRASS Lolium multiflorum (Poaceae) Height to 90cm. Tufted annual or biennial with rough stems and leaves. Commonly cultivated on farmland to provide grazing for livestock. FLOWERS are borne in unbranched heads, the spikelets brown with long awns (May-Aug). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are often rolled when young. STATUS-Widespread and common, except in N.
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  • Early Hair-grass - Aira praecox
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  • HEATH WOOD-RUSH Luzula multiflora (Juncaceae) Height to 30cm. Tufted perennial that grows on heaths and moors, and in woodlands, on acid soils. FLOWERS are brown and borne in stalked heads of 5-12 flowers, the heads in clusters of 3-10 (May-Jun). FRUITS are brown, globular and shorter than the sepals. LEAVES are grass-like, fringed with white hairs. STATUS-Locally common throughout.
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  • GOAT’S-BEARD Tragopogon pratensis (Asteraceae) Height to 60cm. Upright annual or perennial of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-4cm across, with yellow florets and long, narrow bracts; flowers close by midday and remain closed on dull mornings (May-Aug). FRUITS are white ‘clocks’, 8-10cm across. LEAVES are narrow, grass-like and clasping, or sheathing, at the base. STATUS-Locally common only in England and Wales; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • SWEET VERNAL-GRASS Anthoxanthum odoratum Height to 50cm. Tufted, downy perennial with a sweet smell when dried. Grows in grassland. FLOWERS are borne in relatively dense spike-like clusters, 3-4cm long, of 3-flowered spikelets, each with 1 straight and 1 bent awn (Apr-Jul). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are flat with blunt ligules. STATUS-Widespread and common.
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  • QUAKING-GRASS Briza media Height to 40cm. Distinctive perennial of dry grassland, usually on calcareous soils. FLOWERS are borne in an open, inflorescence, the dangling spikelets resembling miniature hops or cones and carried on wiry stalks (Jun-Sep). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are pale green and form loose tufts. STATUS-Widespread and locally common.
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  • The Minors Oligia sp. Length 12-15mm. There are three closely-related species that are hard to distinguish from one another. All rest with wings held in a shallow tent-like manner. Tawny Marbled Minor O. latruncula often has a brown hue to the forewings. Marbled Minor O. strigilis is usually greyish-black with a pale submarginal band near the outer smargins. Rufous Minor O. versicolor is usually beautifully patterned with chestnut and grey. All three species fly June-July. Larvae feed on grasses. All three species are widespread and locally common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • The Minors Oligia sp. Length 12-15mm. There are three closely-related species that are hard to distinguish from one another. All rest with wings held in a shallow tent-like manner. Tawny Marbled Minor O. latruncula often has a brown hue to the forewings. Marbled Minor O. strigilis is usually greyish-black with a pale submarginal band near the outer smargins. Rufous Minor O. versicolor is usually beautifully patterned with chestnut and grey. All three species fly June-July. Larvae feed on grasses. All three species are widespread and locally common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura Length 19-22mm. An aptly-named moth that rests with its forewings held flat, covering the straw-yellow hindwings. Adult has brown forewings with a central pale-bordered, dark cross band and a pale-ringed eyespot. Flies July–August. Larva feeds on a range of grasses. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; much more local further north.
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  • Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura Length 19-22mm. An aptly-named moth that rests with its forewings held flat, covering the straw-yellow hindwings. Adult has brown forewings with a central pale-bordered, dark cross band and a pale-ringed eyespot. Flies July–August. Larva feeds on a range of grasses. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; much more local further north.
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  • Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa Length 18-20mm. A variable but aptly-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings whose overall colour can range from grey-buff to dark brown. All individuals have dark cross bands and a network of pale lines. The pale hindwings have a dark half-moon patch. Flies August-October. Larva feeds on grasses. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa Length 18-20mm. A variable but aptly-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings whose overall colour can range from grey-buff to dark brown. All individuals have dark cross bands and a network of pale lines. The pale hindwings have a dark half-moon patch. Flies August-October. Larva feeds on grasses. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa Length 18-20mm. A variable but aptly-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings whose overall colour can range from grey-buff to dark brown. All individuals have dark cross bands and a network of pale lines. The pale hindwings have a dark half-moon patch. Flies August-October. Larva feeds on grasses. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa Length 18-20mm. A variable but aptly-named moth that rests with one forewing partly overlapping the other. Adult has forewings whose overall colour can range from grey-buff to dark brown. All individuals have dark cross bands and a network of pale lines. The pale hindwings have a dark half-moon patch. Flies August-October. Larva feeds on grasses. Widespread and common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura Length 19-22mm. An aptly-named moth that rests with its forewings held flat, covering the straw-yellow hindwings. Adult has brown forewings with a central pale-bordered, dark cross band and a pale-ringed eyespot. Flies July–August. Larva feeds on a range of grasses. Widespread and fairly common in southern and central Britain; much more local further north.
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  • The Minors Oligia sp. Length 12-15mm. There are three closely-related species that are hard to distinguish from one another. All rest with wings held in a shallow tent-like manner. Tawny Marbled Minor O. latruncula often has a brown hue to the forewings. Marbled Minor O. strigilis is usually greyish-black with a pale submarginal band near the outer smargins. Rufous Minor O. versicolor is usually beautifully patterned with chestnut and grey. All three species fly June-July. Larvae feed on grasses. All three species are widespread and locally common in southern and central Britain, but much more local further north.
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  • The Rustics Mesapamea sp. Length 15-20mm. Common Rustic M. secalis and Lesser Common Rustic M. didyma are two closely-related species that are hard to distinguish and are treated together here. Both rest with their wings flat or in a shallow tent-like manner. Both have forewings that can range from buff to dark brown; all have a kidney-shaped marked outlined with white. Individuals with buffish forewings and darker margins are likely to be Common Rustics. Both species fly July-August. Larvae feed on grasses. Widespread and common.
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  • BLUE MOOR-GRASS Sesleria caerulea Height to 45cm<br />
Blue-green, tufted perennial of dry, limestone grassland; often forms large patches. FLOWERS are borne in dense, egg-shaped heads with bluish green spikelets (Apr-Jun). FRUITS are small, dry nutlets. LEAVES are rough-edged and blunt with a fine point at the tip. STATUS-Locally common only in N England, S Scotland and W Ireland.
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  • Blue Moor-grass (Sesleria caerulea) HEIGHT to 45cm. Blue-green, tufted perennial of dry limestone grassland;often forms large patches. FLOWERS  In dense, egg-shaped heads with buish-green spikelets (Apr-June). FRUITS Small, dry nutlets. LEAVES Rough-edged, blunt with a fine point at the tip.
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  • Common Cord-grass - Spartina anglica
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  • Borrer's Saltmarsh-grass - Puccinellia fasciculata
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  • Borrer's Saltmarsh-grass - Puccinellia fasciculata
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  • Hard-grass - Parapholis strigosa
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  • Common Cord-grass - Spartina anglica
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  • send's Cord-grass; Spartina townsendi
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  • Common Cord-grass - Spartina anglica
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  • Townsend's Cord-grass; Spartina townsendi
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  • Small Cord-grass - Spartina maritima
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  • Tufted Hair-grass - Deschampsia cespitosa
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  • ALPINE BISTORT Persicaria vivipara (Polygonaceae) Height to 30cm. Upright, unbranched perennial of upland and northern grassland. FLOWERS are borne in terminal spikes; upper ones are pale pink, lower ones are reddish brown bulbils (a means of vegetative reproduction) (Jun-Aug). FRUITS are nut-like. LEAVES are narrow and grass-like, the margins inrolled. STATUS-Locally common from N Wales northwards.
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  • GOAT’S-BEARD Tragopogon pratensis (Asteraceae) Height to 60cm. Upright annual or perennial of grassy places. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-4cm across, with yellow florets and long, narrow bracts; flowers close by midday and remain closed on dull mornings (May-Aug). FRUITS are white ‘clocks’, 8-10cm across. LEAVES are narrow, grass-like and clasping, or sheathing, at the base. STATUS-Locally common only in England and Wales; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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  • SALSIFY Tragopogon porrifolius (Asteraceae) Height to 70cm<br />
Upright annual or perennial of grassy places and disturbed ground, usually near the sea. Similar to Goat’s-beard but flower colour entirely different. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 3-4cm across, with reddish purple florets and 8 long, narrow bracts; close by midday and remain closed on dull mornings (Jun-Jul). FRUITS are white ‘clocks’. LEAVES are narrow, grass-like and clasping, or sheathing, at the base. STATUS-Introduced and formerly cultivated; now occasionally naturalised, mainly in the S.
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  • Bermuda-grass - Cynodon dactylon
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