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This is one of the grasses I remember from childhood. I remember the stems being taller than I was and covered in different coloured "fur". The fur was the anthers which can be yellow turning brownish or purple to dark purple and this variation can be present in the same patch of grass. On the left is the grass as it appears before it matures. The middle photo shows the ripe anthers and the right hand side photo after the anthers have released their pollen to waft into the noses of hay fever sufferers.
Helsby verges, Cheshire 12th May 2005
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Added on 13th May 2005