Wild Grasses of Ainsworth: Big Bluestem

It occurs to me that it's been awhile since I inflicted an artsy-fartsy foto on you all, so here goes:

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Doesn't that look like a portent of doom?

OK, if you want to know what a Big Bluestem inflorescence actually looks like:


Found in the low ground next to the Grand Trunk tracks.

Here's my attempt at taking a picture of the whole bunch of them.


My wild-grasses book says these grow up to five feet tall. My wild-grasses book is mistaken; these were a good 5'8".