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Seeing grass seed heads in your lawn? Wondering why this happens and what you should do about it this spring? Find everything you need to know!
The Seed Head. Although seed head characteristics are among the best identifying features of turfgrass species, they are often removed by mowing. Where seed heads can be observed, they are classified as panicle types, spike types, or racemes.
The cool season turfgrasses growing in Michigan have been in full-blown seedhead production mode in the last week. The common lawn grasses, Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass and tall fescue all produce seedheads as do some grassy weeds like annual bluegrass (Poa annua).
Here is a lawn with perennial ryegrass seedheads (although not noticeable when they are green) in the spring and the same lawn photographed during last year’s summer. Notice how the ryegrass seed stalks are still visible.
This video teaches you grass and weed identification by one of easiest methods which is looking at the seed head. WE look at several weeds including dallisgrass, crabgrass, bahaigrass and...
Seed Heads. The seed head is the flowering part of the grass plant. The basic unit of the seed head is called the spikelet. A spikelet is made up of grass flowers, the small stalks that support them, and bracts (small, papery leaves that cover the flowers) (Figure 4). There are three types of seed heads based on the arrangement of the spikelets ...
Lawn grass seed heads, also known as inflorescences, are the flowering part of the grass plant. They are the culmination of the grass’s reproductive process, producing seeds that can give rise to new grass plants. These seed heads vary in size, shape, and color depending on the grass species.