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The following Grasses may be found in the Ryedale area. We do not necessarily have definite records for all of them (there is a significant quantity of historical data in the Society’s files which we are still working through).
| English Name | Latin Name |
|---|---|
| Barley, Wood | Hordelymus europaeus |
| Barley, Wall | Hordeum murinum |
| Bent, Black | Agrostis gigantea |
| Bent, Brown | Agrostis canina |
| Bent, Fine | Agrostis tenuis |
| Bent, White | Agrostis stolonifera |
| Brome, Barren | Bromus sterilis (= Anisantha sterilis) |
| Brome, Hairy | Bromus ramosus (= Bromopsis ramosa) |
| Brome, Soft | Bromus mollis (= Bromus hordaceus) |
| Brome, Upright | Bromus erectus |
| Bush Grass | Calamagrostis epigejos |
| Canary Grass | Phalaris canariensis |
| Catstail | Phleum bertolonii |
| Cocksfoot | Dactylis glomerata |
| Couch | Elymus repens (= Agropyron or Elytrigia repens) |
| Couch, Bearded | Elymus caninus = Agropyron |
| Creeping Soft Grass | Holcus mollis |
| Crested Dogstail | Cynosurus cristatus |
| Fern Grass | Desmazeria rigida = Catapodium |
| Fescue, Giant | Festuca gigantea |
| Fescue, Meadow | Festuca pratensis |
| Fescue, Red | Festuca rubra |
| Fescue, Sheep's | Festuca ovina |
| Fescue, Sheep’s, Fine-leaved | Festuca tenuifolia |
| Fescue, Tall | Festuca arundinaceae |
| Flote Grass | Glyceria fluitans |
| Flote Grass | Glyceria sp. |
| Foxtail, Marsh | Alopecurus geniculatus |
| Foxtail, Meadow | Alopecurus pratensis |
| Foxtail, Slender | Alopecurus myosuroides |
| Hair Grass, Crested | Koeleria macrantha |
| Hair Grass, Silver | Aira caryophyllea |
| Hair Grass, Small | Aira praecox |
| Hair Grass, Tufted | Deschampsia cespitosa |
| Hair Grass, Wavy | Deschampsia flexuosa |
| Heath Grass | Danthonia decumbens = Sieglingia |
| Mat Grass | Nardus stricta |
| Meadow Grass, Annual | Poa annua |
| Meadow Grass, Rough | Poa trivialis |
| Meadow Grass, Smooth | Poa pratensis |
| Meadow Grass, Wood | Poa nemoralis |
| Melick, Mountain | Melica nutans |
| Melick, Wood | Melica uniflora |
| Oat, Downy | Avenula pubescens (= Helicotrichon pubescens) |
| Oat, Meadow | Avenula pratensis (= Helicotrichon pratensis) |
| Oat, Wild | Avena fatua |
| Oat, False | Arrhenatherum elatius |
| Purple Moor Grass | Molinia caerulea |
| Purple Small Reed | Calamagrostis canescens |
| Quaking Grass | Briza media |
| Reed | Phragmites communis |
| Reed Grass | Phalaris arundinacea |
| Rye Grass, Italian | Lolium multiflorum |
| Rye Grass, Perennial | Lolium perenne |
| Sand Catstail | Phleum arenarium |
| Slender False Brome | Brachypodium sylvaticum |
| Squirrel-tail Fescue | Vulpia bromoides |
| Sweet Vernal Grass | Anthoxanthum odoratum |
| Timothy | Phleum pratense |
| Wood Millet | Milium effusum |
| Yellow Oat | Trisetum flavescens |
| Yorkshire Fog | Holcus lanatus |
Photos copyright © Gill & Adrian Smith 2000
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