Bay Grasses Identification Key

Wide Leaves (>3mm)

Look carefully at each individual leaf using only your naked eye and choose the best description below:

Leaves with a Midrib

Diagram of a leaf with a single prominent central vein (midrib) running the entire length.

Each leaf has a midrib, or single, prominent central vein, running down the center for its entire length.

Leaves without a Midrib

Diagram of a leaf with parallel veins but no prominent central midrib.

Leaves have no midribs. They may have parallel veins, but none are significantly more prominent than the others.

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