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cat's tail grass, herd's grass, meadow cat's tail, rhonwellt
Synonyms
Phleum nodosum
Grass Like
A common native grass growing in loose clumps with leafy stems up to 1m tall topped with cylindrical flowerheads up to 15cm long, producing copious pollen. It is the food plant of a number of moth and butterfly caterpillars
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand