Native. Perennial. C4.
Family. Poaceae (Grass family).
A common grass in northern grasslands.
Other names: Umbrella Grass, Curley-windmill Grass.
Identification
Enteron: intestine; pogon: bear; acicularis: needle-shaped, slender.
1: A fertile lemma with sterile lemma. 2: Portion of an arm 3: Freshly opened flower spray. The arms are not yet spread out. Runnymede. 2: The radiating arms. The name "spider grass" is apt. Natya.