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- Sweet grasses are available in very different ways
- Sweet grasses - a plant family with countless species
- Examples of sweet grasses in the garden
- Cultivation of grasses as a useful plant
- Tips
There are over 10,000 types of sweet grasses
Sweet grasses are available in very different ways
The list of sweet grasses is long. It includes both ornamental grasses and crops, which are usually referred to as cereals. Hobby gardeners are often surprised which ornamental plants belong to the grasses. Some examples of sweet grass types.
Sweet grasses - a plant family with countless species
The grasses are one of the major plant families. Worldwide, there are more than 12,000 species, distributed over approximately 780 genera. Among them are both perennial and annual species.
Not only commonly referred to as grasses plants are among the grasses. On the list are also species that at first glance do not look like a grass.
Sweet grasses grow in very different locations such as forests, meadows and even deserts. They occur on steppes, meadows and savannas as well as on dunes and are often vegetative.
Examples of sweet grasses in the garden
In the garden, grasses are grown in borders and perennials. High species give a good, often winter-green screen.
Depending on the species, sweet grasses grow between ten centimeters and four meters high. Among the small-sized species is the dwarf grass. By contrast, the bamboo grows up to four meters high, which at first glance does not look like a sweetgrass.
On the list of commonly grown in the garden grasses are:
Cultivation of grasses as a useful plant
Many of our staple foods are sweet grasses. All types of cereals such as rye, wheat, oats, corn, millet and even rice are types of sweet grass.
Within the different kinds there are further subspecies. Oats are known for about 27 different species. By contrast, there are only six types of rye.
By the way, cereals are not only grown as food. The stems are also cut to serve as animal feed. In many regions of the world, the leaves are used as building material or as a material for kitchenware and clothing.
Tips
To tell the difference between sweet grasses and sour grasses, look at the stems. Sweet grasses stand out because of their raised knots that are missing from the grasses. In addition, sweet grass stems are slightly triangular and contain marrow.