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Sudan grass, Johnson grass: Cyanide produced after stress [4] [10] [16] Stachys arvensis: Field woundwort or stagger weed [27] Stipa viridula: Sleepy grass [8] Swainsona: Darling peas [10] Taraxacum officinale: Dandelion When infected with a toxic mold that grows on it, the plant has been linked to outbreaks of Australian stringhalt. [23] Taxus ...
Agrostis scabra is a common species of grass known by the common names hair grass, [2] rough bent, [3] rough bent grass, [2] winter bent grass, [2] and ticklegrass. [4] A tumbleweed , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] it is a bunchgrass native to Asia and much of North America , and widely known elsewhere as an introduced species .
Here's a handy guide for diagnosing and treating your lawn's post-summer damage.
Turf melting out is caused by the fungal pathogen Dreschlera poae, in the family Pleosporaceae.It is a common problem on turfgrass and affects many different species. The disease infects all parts of the plant most commonly on golf course roughs, sports fields, and home lawns.
The roughish, slender stem grows 30 to 60 cm (1 to 2 ft.) high. Compare with smooth meadow grass Poa annua which has a smooth stem. The panicle is green and 15 cm (6 in.) long. The spikelets are egg-shaped. It has a loose, whorled green panicle, much branched, 15 cm (6 in.) long. It is also called Orcheston grass, after a village on Salisbury ...
Andropogon virginicus is a species of grass known by several common names, including broomsedge bluestem, yellowsedge bluestem and (in Australia, because it was introduced to that country after being used as packaging for bottles of American whiskey) whiskey grass. It is native to the southeastern United States and as far north as the Great Lakes.
A Colorado crime lab analyst is facing more than 100 criminal counts in connection with allegations that she altered reports in sexual assault cases.
Half a billion straws are used in the United States every day, according to a popular — but perhaps not the most scientific — estimate.. The biggest buyer: the federal government, which buys ...