Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Grasses 

Two-rowed barley

Hordeum distichon


Appearance

Tall grass with wide, smooth leaves up to 18 mm wide. Large hairless auricles at base of leaf wrap around stem. Inflourescence a two-sided spike with awns extremely long.

Habitat

Growing under cut-leaf beech.


Months in flower