What is Grass?
Like other vegetation, grass consists of leaves, stems and roots. • Blades of grass are leaves that extend out of a sheath at the base where they wrap around the plant stem. • The stem and blades grow upwards from a crown found at or near the soil surface. This type of growth allows the grass to tolerate and recover from repeated mowing. • A grass plant can recover when it loses roots, leaves or stems, but not when the crown dies. • A dense, deep root system is important to support top growth in grass. Grasses reproduce by seed and by stolons (above-ground lateral stems) or rhizomes (underground lateral stems). They also form new shoots known as tillers that are attached to the original plant and add to the fullness of the lawn.
