1039

It's not enough to touch grass (feddit.de)

submitted 7 months ago by Oiconomia@feddit.de to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

82 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Aux@lemmy.world -4 points 7 months ago

But... Grass IS native?

[-] grue@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

Not unless you're European. Bluegrass (despite having a species named after Kentucky), fescue, bermudagrass (which is an invasive species in Bermuda, BTW), etc. all come from Europe.

[-] starman@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

So there is no grass in natural environments in America? Then what grows on the ground there?

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 10 points 7 months ago

There are plenty of native grasses that exist, but they are largely overtaken by invasives.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They're also not very suitable for manicured lawns (as opposed to meadows or praries), which is why we imported the European grasses in the first place.

[-] frogfruit@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 months ago

It depends on the variety of grass. There are some low growing ones that are well suited for lawns. The main argument for the European ones is that they take hold and spread much more readily, because they are invasive.