Fromerly Graminaea now Poacea
The flowers are not unlike those of the sedge. They are enclosed by a pair of scales called glumes, and are grouped together into spikelets; either singly, in pairs or several together and enclosed by another pair of scales.
In true sedges (Carex), which form the largest genus, the flowers are of only one sex and are most often grouped into separate spikes which are either wholly male or wholly female. These spikes are easily distinguishable; the males bear pollen and the females swell to produce small nuts as they become ripe, and in Carex the male is usually on top of the flowerhead.
Where can I get (to grow in the garden for my own use) Wild Lettuce- Lactuca ludoviciana the most amazing bushcraft medicinal plant?
The only safe native plant to be used as a painkiller in Northern Europe.