Sclerochloa dura
| Sclerochloa dura | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Sclerochloa |
| Species: | S. dura |
| Binomial name | |
| Sclerochloa dura | |
Sclerochloa dura is a species of grass known by the common names common hardgrass and fairground grass. It is native to Eurasia, and it is known in parts of North America and Australia as an introduced species and a common weed of disturbed, high-traffic areas such as parking lots, roadsides, and playing fields. It is a sturdy annual grass forming low, flat clumps of short stems, some prostrate and some upright. The flat, overlapping leaf blades are a few centimeters long. The inflorescence is a crowded, one-sided series of flattened spikelets.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Grass Manual Treatment
- Washington Burke Museum
- Brandenburg, David M. "Sclerochloa dura (L.) P.Beauv.". OpenHerbarium.org. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- Brandenburg, David M. "Sclerochloa dura (L.) P.Beauv.". Flora of North America. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
- Werier, David (Summer 2020). "A Day at the Fair(grounds)" (PDF). NYFA Quarterly Newsletter. 31 (3): 1–4. Retrieved 28 August 2026.
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