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Carl Farmer |
Very common in grassland and moorland, from sea-level to mountain tops. Upper glume c 3.5 mm. Spikelets c 5-10 mm long ex viviparous shoots. Plant typically c 20-40 cm tall. ID: Has young plants in place of flowers. Leaves threadlike, ligules extremely short. Other features: The other two normally viviparous grasses in the area are mountain species, Alpine Hair-grass and Alpine Meadow-grass - both have substantial ligules (averaging over 3 mm long). But many grasses can occasionally produce viviparous spikelets. However F vivipara is usually plentiful where found and entirely viviparous. |
