Bulbous Oatgrass

Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosa

Alternate names
Bulbous Tall Oatgrass; Tall Oatgrass

Leaves
Leaves are rolled in the bud, without auricles, and have a membranous ligule approximately 1/2 to 1 mm long. Leaf blades are approximately 10 mm wide and may reach 1 foot in length. Leaf blades may be sparsely hairy above or without hairs (glabrous), but lower surfaces are usually completely glabrous.

Stems
Round, without hairs or only sparsely hairy with split, overlapping margins.

Flowers
Seedhead a narrow, shiny, erect or nodding, green or purplish panicle.

Roots
Fibrous root system and bulbous fragments (pictured above) that are actually called corms. These fragments allow for the vegetative reproduction and spread of this species.

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