General Characteristics[[{"fid":"2461","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","alignment":"right","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Grass Diagram - Missouri","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Grass Diagram - Missouri","external_url":""},"type":"media","field_deltas":{"1":{"format":"default","alignment":"right","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Grass Diagram - Missouri","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":"Grass Diagram - Missouri","external_url":""}},"link_text":null,"attributes":{"alt":"Grass Diagram - Missouri","title":"Grass Diagram - Missouri","class":"media-element file-default media-wysiwyg-align-right","data-delta":"1"}}]]
Grasses are:
- members of the Poaceae plant family
- monocotyledonous
- mostly herbaceous (non woody)
with ….
- jointed culms
- sheathed leaves
- parallel veins
- fibrous roots
To Identify from Inflorescence (Seedhead)
To Identify from Culm (Stem)
To Identify from Vegetative Stage
To Identify from Seed