Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata

Features

Dactylis glomerata, also known as cock's-foot, orchard grass, or cat grass (due to its popularity for use with domestic cats) is a common species of grass in the genus Dactylis.

Species	Perrenial
Living space	Bright forest, Cultivated areas, Field, Meadow, Treeline
Size	up to 120 cm

Description

Cock's-foot grows in dense perennial tussocks to 20–120 cm tall, with grey-green leaves 20–50 cm long and up to 1.5 cm broad, and a distinctive tufted triangular flowerhead 10–15 cm long, which may be either green or red- to purple-tinged (usually green in shade, redder in full sun), turning pale grey-brown at seed maturity. The spikelets are 5–9 mm long, typically containing two to five flowers. It has a characteristic flattened stem base which distinguishes it from many other grasses. This species is widespread throughout Slovenia and is one of the most common plant species in our country. Habitat: meadows, pastures, light forests, forest edges and various ruderal places.