Until I stop to look at what I've been ignoring.
Dune grass, Leymus mollis, in flower. The dangling yellow ribbons are the anthers, hanging from a thin filament, the whole making up the stamen, the male part of the flower. |
These, a Bromus sp., possibly, are heavy with seeds. (And a bug.) |
These are growing in Oyster Bay Shoreline Park, around the outside of the meadow, and on the dunes lining the beach.
Unless it's in a lawn we tend to think of grass as weeds. But as you point out, they can be beautiful. And where would be without grasses like oats and wheat. - Margy
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