oatgrass

Wild cereal grass

Oatgrass is any of several grasses resembling oats, typically growing wild in meadows and pastures.

Some species are cultivated for hay or forage.

The name reflects the plant's oat-like seed heads: The field was thick with oatgrass and clover.

plant

perennial

Recurring each year

  • rhizomesHorizontal subterranean stem structures
  • fescueFine-bladed pasture grass
  • bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music

ryegrass · stolon · inflorescence · seedhead · turf · sod · culm · blade · tufted · ornamental

forage

grazing

Feeding on pasture

  • fodderCoarse livestock nourishment
  • pastureGrazing ground for livestock
  • meadowGrassy field for grazing

hay · livestock · cattle · horses · sheep · palatable · nutritious · silage · rangeland · paddock

habitat

prairie

Open grassy flatland

native · wildflower · pollinator · wildlife · conservation · habitat · biome · hedgerow · roadside · naturalized

Family

grass, grassy, grasses, oats, oatmeal, grassland, oat, grasslands, oatcake

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