Name that Grass

I've decided to post some pictures of a mysterious feathery grass that appeared in the front yard this Spring and draped itself elegantly over the monkeyflowers, like a cloud of maribou descending on a host of merry chorines.

I must admit I'm becoming quite attached to it.

I think there's an off chance it might turn out to be Deschampsia danthonioides, a.k.a. "Annual hairgrass," a native of this region, but more than likely somebody from the Native Plant Society is going to burst my bubble and tell me it's an A-list weed.

Kurt "big daddy" True
9 may 2004

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