Wild Grasses of Ainsworth: Deer-Tongue Grass

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A hairy leaf sheath and an inflorescence consisting of crooked branches topped by flowers that look like tiny beads and never open up to look like anything you'd actually call a flower (here you can find a photo of a "blossom").

Scientific name: Panicum clandestinum. Found in my field.

According to the Ohio State University, this grass got its common name because its leaves are said to resemble a deer's tongue. I've never seen a deer's tongue, so I can't say.