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Gaudinia fragilis (L.) P. Beauv.

French oat-grass (Poaceae / Gramineae)

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Gaudinia fragilis is a probably native grass that grows in old meadows, but was first recorded in 1903.

Uphill (VC6: North Somerset); 2019-08-21

 French oat-grass / Gaudinia fragilis: _Gaudinia fragilis_ is a probably native grass that grows in old meadows, but was first recorded in 1903.

The leaves and sheaths of Gaudinia fragilis have a sparse covering of shaggy hairs; the ligule is short and membranous.

Uphill (VC6: North Somerset); 2019-08-21

 French oat-grass / Gaudinia fragilis: The leaves and sheaths of _Gaudinia fragilis_ have a sparse covering of shaggy hairs; the ligule is short and membranous.

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