even the grasses are flowering

did you know grasses flower? yes, grasses flower – but their flowers are a reduced form of the showy flowers with petals because grasses are wind-pollinated, so they do not need to put energy into developing a look-at-me showy flower to attract pollinators. these roadside grasses (probably tall fescue?)  are hanging out their sex parts this week. it’s a short few days. see if you can catch it. it often goes unnoticed.

tall grass inflorescence