[The Genus Dactylis East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington] - [Grasses East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Cock's Foot Grass, Orchard-grass

Dactylis glomerata

Synonym: Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata

Cock's Foot Grass, Orchard-grass: Dactylis glomerata (Synonym: Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata) - Cock's Foot Grass, Orchard-grass: Dactylis glomerata (Synonym: Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata) - Cock's Foot Grass, Orchard-grass: Dactylis glomerata (Synonym: Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata)

Close-ups of the inflorescence of orchard-grass as seen growing in disturbed ground at the intersection of Laurel Road and the Glenwood-BZ Corners Road just southwest of Conboy Lake NWR......................June 15, 2008.

Cock's Foot Grass, Orchard-grass: Dactylis glomerata (Synonym: Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata)

The photo above shows orchard-grass as seen growing in disturbed ground at the intersection of Laurel Road and the Glenwood-BZ Corners Road just southwest of Conboy Lake NWR......................June 15, 2008.

Close-up of the inflorescence of Cock's-foot Grass, Orchard-grass: Dactylis glomerata (Synonym: Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata) - Cock's-foot Grass, Orchard-grass: Dactylis glomerata (Synonym: Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata)

Ligule and sheath of Cock's-foot Grass, Orchard-grass: Dactylis glomerata (Synonym: Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata) - Cock's-foot Grass, Orchard-grass: Dactylis glomerata (Synonym: Dactylis glomerata ssp. glomerata)

Orchard-grass as found along the Springwater Trail between Gresham, OR and Boring, OR.......................May 21, 2011.
Paul Slichter