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Whorlgrass

Catabrosa

Also called Brookgrass

Whorlgrass
Photo: Jan Kops, Herman Christiaan van Hall Amsterdam, J.C. Sepp, 1844, volume 8 (plate 593). Hand-coloured engraving (uncut, u, Public domain
Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass

About

Catabrosa is a small but widespread genus of plants in the grass family native to temperate areas of Eurasia, the Americas, and a few places in Africa.

Catabrosa aquatica is in flower in Europe from June to August, and the seeds ripen from July to September. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by wind. They are a short, blunt‑leaved plants similar to Poa trivialis, which grows in wetland.

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Water whorlgrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Catabrosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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