Grass

Grass is a type of plant that is characterized by its long, narrow leaves and its ability to reproduce by spreading its roots. Grasses are found all over the world and are an important part of many ecosystems.

Grasses are members of the family Poaceae, which is one of the largest families of flowering plants. There are over 10,000 species of grasses, and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some grasses are tall and slender, while others are short and bushy. Some grasses are annuals, which means they live for one year, while others are perennials, which means they live for multiple years.

Grasses are important for many reasons. They provide food for livestock and wildlife. They also help to prevent erosion and to filter pollutants from the water. Grasses are also used to make a variety of products, such as paper, textiles, and biofuels.

Sugar cane and bamboo are members of the grass family.

The world's tallest grass, which has sometimes grown 130 feet or more, is bamboo.

The state grass of Utah and Nevada is Indian Ricegrass. It was eaten by Native Americans and early pioneers.

Humans can't digest most types of grasses because our bodies don't have what it takes to break down the cellulose found in the plant.

The Chinese leader Chairman Mao once decided that grass and flowers were bourgeois and ordered grass from lawns to be pulled up.

The Houston Astrodome was the first multipurpose domed stadium in the United States. It was built in 1965 and opened in 1966. The stadium was designed to have a natural grass field, but the glass roof reduced the amount of sunlight that reached the field, and the grass died.

In 1966, the Astrodome's management decided to paint the roof white to reduce the glare. This further reduced the amount of sunlight that reached the field, and the grass died completely.

A synthetic grass surface called ChemGrass was installed in its place. ChemGrass was made of nylon fibers and was designed to withstand the harsh conditions inside the Astrodome. The name "Astroturf" was trademarked by the Astrodome's management, and it became the generic name for synthetic turf.

The smell of freshly cut grass, though often pleasant to humans, is actually a plant's way of letting out a cry for help.

In Nova Scotia, Canada. it’s against the law to water the grass while it’s raining outside.

The grass is always greener is an English idiom with the meaning of other people's lives or circumstances seeming to be more desirable than one's own It is a shortened form of the proverb, "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence," which is usually used as a caution against dissatisfaction with one's own lot in life.

Aegilops, which can mean either an a type of grass or an eye ulcer, is the longest English word that has its letters in alphabetical order.

Grasslands make up over 20% of the vegetation cover over the Earth.

Source Europress Encyclopedia