Redtop

(Agrostis gigantea)

Characteristics

Leaves	Ligule	Flowers

Growing habits: Cool-season perennial 

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots, rhizomatous

Leaf anatomy: Leaf blades flat/folded/curled, prominent ligule

Reproduction: Open panicle inflorescence with ascending branches, spikelets smal, reddish in color

^{References: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Plants Database}