| orchardgrass | USDA PLANTS Symbol: DAGL U.S. Nativity: Exotic Habit: Grass or Grasslike |
| Dactylis glomerata L. |
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Taxonomic Rank: Liliopsida: Cyperales: Poaceae |
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| Synonym(s): cocksfoot, orchard grass | |
| Native Range: Eurasia (BAIL); | |
Orchardgrass is a cool-season perennial that grows 1.4-4 ft. (0.5-1.3 m) tall. Leaves are 4-16 in. (10-40 cm) long and 0.1-0.5 in. (0.2-1.1 cm) wide with a bluish hue. The flowers occur in a panicle with spikelets in a compact cluster on one side of the rachilla. Orchardgrass is native to Europe and was first introduced to the United States in the late 1700s. It prefers areas that are well-drained with moderately fertile to rich soils. |
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| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Flower(s); Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Stand; extreme grass competition in an old harvest unit at Glenn Ridge, Walla Walla District Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seed(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Lynn Sosnoskie, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Feature(s); Ohio State Weed Lab Archive, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
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 State(s) Where Reported invasive. Based on state level agency and organization lists of invasive plants from WeedUS database. |
