I noticed this in my prairie patch last week. It doesn't look like any I've seen before. There's none of this out in the pasture that I am aware of.


I showed this to a friend who knows plants and she didn't recognize it. She did say most native grasses would be brown by this time. Most does not mean all, so I thought to ask here. It's been a weird autumn and I did find some Canada Rye that is still green.

I do not know that this is enough to get an ID from, but I thought I'd try.

Thank you.

My first thought from the picture is orchard grass, Dactylis glomerata. Edit: how tall is it, just in case I'm thinking it's bigger than it actually is?

Hmm... maybe about two to three feet. I can go back out tomorrow with a ruler to get a better measurement.

Sue is right. It's Orchard-Grass (Dactylis glomerata)

Ah, bummer, I'll get that pulled. USDA says it is introduced here. Thank you so much for the replies.

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