#poaceae

[halljavalge]

Source: pinterest.com/kay.barker

ℍ𝐚𝓵ｌ נ𝐀 𝔳คĻǤẸ

[francescointoppa]

Cinque cose verdi. Setaria (Poaceae)

[written-nature]

Although the Chinese didn't immediately think of it as a writing material (preferring split bamboo for everyday use, and silk for high-status texts) paper found a multitude of applications across the Chinese empire while the codex spread across the Roman Mediterranean and Near East. Usefully, it could be made from a variety of raw materials; hemp, mulberry bark and old fishing nets all made good paper, and linen fibres, readily available in the form of worn-out underwear, worked particularly well.

"The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper" - Roland Allen

[barrenriverwide]

are you really studying botany if graminoid id hasn't caused you psychic damage

[chuck-wills-widow]

Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) spikelets, October, North Texas USA

[thetinybutimportantthings]

@headspace-hotel​ Its happening!

[hasellia]

Look, I know we are talking about Minecraft™️ here. But... This sentence... hurts...

[helluvatimes]

Oxya Eats Grass

A Rice Grasshopper (Oxya japonica) feeding on Swamp Foxtail Grass gets ready to jump away as it sees the photographer drawing closer. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.