flimsy and improbable

this grass stem is 44 inches tall. timothy grass routinely grows up to 60 inches (1 ½ meters). stop for a moment and think about the absurdity of growing 5 feet tall on such a wisp of stem. the evolutionary reason is easy enough to imagine–put all your resources into height in order to push your seedhead above your fellow prairie plants so the wind will be more likely to blow your seeds around. but still. zero to sixty in three months. if it was a product pitch, you’d reject it.

timothy grass in july (Phleum pratense)