Grasses and Grains | ClipArt ETC

This ClipArt gallery offers 381 illustrations of several types of grasses and grains, many of which are grown agriculturally for consumer use.

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Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) is a species of clover. The Red Clover can readily be distinguished by the arrangement and number of its leaves in three leaflets, and flowers in dense oblong or globular heads. It is widely grown as a fodder crop. There are many varities, some of which being, biennial an another perennial.

Red Clover

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) is a species of clover. The Red Clover can readily be distinguished…

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) is a species of clover. The Red Clover can readily be distinguished, as shown here, by the arrangement and number of its leaves in three leaflets, and flowers in dense oblong or globular heads. It is widely grown as a fodder crop. There are many varities, some of which being, biennial an another perennial.

Red Clover

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) is a species of clover. The Red Clover can readily be distinguished,…

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) is a species of clover. The Red Clover can readily be distinguished by the arrangement and number of its leaves in three leaflets, and flowers in dense oblong or globular heads. It is widely grown as a fodder crop. There are many varities, some of which being, biennial an another perennial. The fruit of the clover plant is shown here.

Red Clover

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) is a species of clover. The Red Clover can readily be distinguished…

Sainfion (Hedysarum onobrychis), a hay, is a leguminous plant with many straggling, tapering, smooth, stems growing from two to three feet long. The leaves are in pairs of pointed, oblong leaflets with a slightly hairy underside. The flower stalks are higher than the leaves, ending in a spike of flowers. The flowers are succeeded by flat, hard pods, toothed on the edges and prickly on the sides. The root is perennial, hard, and woody. The Saifoin flowers in July. The fruit or seed is said to be more nutritious than oats.

Sainfoin

Sainfion (Hedysarum onobrychis), a hay, is a leguminous plant with many straggling, tapering, smooth,…

Sainfion (Hedysarum onobrychis), a hay, is a leguminous plant with many straggling, tapering, smooth, stems growing from two to three feet long. The leaves are in pairs of pointed, oblong leaflets with a slightly hairy underside. The flower stalks are higher than the leaves, ending in a spike of flowers. The flower is shown here. The flowers are succeeded by flat, hard pods, toothed on the edges and prickly on the sides. The root is perennial, hard, and woody. The Saifoin flowers in July. The fruit or seed is said to be more nutritious than oats.

Sainfoin

Sainfion (Hedysarum onobrychis), a hay, is a leguminous plant with many straggling, tapering, smooth,…

Sainfion (Hedysarum onobrychis), a hay, is a leguminous plant with many straggling, tapering, smooth, stems growing from two to three feet long. The leaves are in pairs of pointed, oblong leaflets with a slightly hairy underside. The flower stalks are higher than the leaves, ending in a spike of flowers. The flowers are succeeded by flat, hard pods, toothed on the edges and prickly on the sides. The root is perennial, hard, and woody. The Saifoin flowers in July. The fruit or seed, shown here, is said to be more nutritious than oats.

Sainfoin

Sainfion (Hedysarum onobrychis), a hay, is a leguminous plant with many straggling, tapering, smooth,…

The White Clover ((Trifolium repens) stems are spreading, slender and creeping. The leaves are are inversely heart-shaped, the flower-heads are small and white. The White Clover can easily accomadate itself to a great variety of soils, but grows most luxuriantly in moist grounds and moist or wet seasons.

White Clover

The White Clover ((Trifolium repens) stems are spreading, slender and creeping. The leaves are are inversely…

White Clover

The White Clover ((Trifolium repens) stems are spreading, slender and creeping. The leaves are are inversely…

"Poaceae. Spikelet of Agrostis." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Poaceae

"Poaceae. Spikelet of Agrostis." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Poaceae. Spikelet of Aira." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Poaceae

"Poaceae. Spikelet of Aira." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Poaceae. Spikelet of Briza." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Poaceae

"Poaceae. Spikelet of Briza." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Poaceae. Spikelet of Triticum." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Poaceae

"Poaceae. Spikelet of Triticum." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

An illustration of poison hemlock.

Poison hemlock

An illustration of poison hemlock.

An illustration of poke weed.

Poke weed

An illustration of poke weed.

A pollen grain.

Pollen

A pollen grain.

Pollen Grains

"Pollen grains. a, pumpkin; b, enchanter's nightshade; c, Albuca; d, pink; e, hibiscus." -Bergen, 1896

"Redfield's grass (Redfieldia flexuosa): a, spikelet; b, floret; c, flower." -Department of Agriculture, 1899

Redfield's Grass

"Redfield's grass (Redfieldia flexuosa): a, spikelet; b, floret; c, flower." -Department of Agriculture,…

This illustration shows a portion of switchgrass. It is a warm-season plant and it is one of the dominany species of the central North America tallgrass prairie. Switchgrass can be found in remnant prairies, along roadsides, pastures or as an ornamental in gardens.

Redtop

This illustration shows a portion of switchgrass. It is a warm-season plant and it is one of the dominany…

"1. Locusta of Agrostis alba; 2. paleae and stamens, &c. of the same." -Lindley, 1853

Redtop Locusta

"1. Locusta of Agrostis alba; 2. paleae and stamens, &c. of the same." -Lindley, 1853

"Bamboo-reed (Arundo donax). a, panicle; b, flowering scale, clothed with silky hairs; c, spikelet." -Whitney, 1911

Giant Reed

"Bamboo-reed (Arundo donax). a, panicle; b, flowering scale, clothed with silky hairs; c, spikelet."…

Restio

It is characterized by one celled anthers opening by a single chink, by two or three styles or branches…

Clump of ribbon-grass against the clothes-post.

Ribbon-grass

Clump of ribbon-grass against the clothes-post.

An annual cereal plant native to India, but now extensively naturalized and cultivated for its seed.

Rice

An annual cereal plant native to India, but now extensively naturalized and cultivated for its seed.

Rice

Rice is a species of grass native to tropical and subtropical southern and southeastern Asia and Africa.…

Section of a grain of Rice, lengthwise, showing embryo outside the albumen, which forms the principal bulk.

Seed of Grain of Rice

Section of a grain of Rice, lengthwise, showing embryo outside the albumen, which forms the principal…

"Rice is a well known genus of grasses, having panicles of one-flowered spike-lets, with two very small pointed glumes, the florets compressed, the paleæ strongly nerved, awned or awnless, six stamens, one germen, and two feather stigmas. The only important species is the common rice, one of the most useful and extensively cultivated of all grains, supplying the principal food of nearly one-third of the human race. It seems to be originally a native of the East Indies, but is now cultivated in all quarters of the globe. Rice requires a moist soil, sometimes flooded. "—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Water Rice

"Rice is a well known genus of grasses, having panicles of one-flowered spike-lets, with two very small…

A rootstock is any kind of horizontal stem or branch growing under ground.

Quick-grass Root

A rootstock is any kind of horizontal stem or branch growing under ground.

A rush, found in northern salt marshes, <em>Juncus gerardi</em>.

Rush

A rush, found in northern salt marshes, Juncus gerardi.

Rye

A normal rye plant.

An import cereal plant. It is native to the Levant but is cultivated extensively in temperate climates, especially in western Europe.

Rye

An import cereal plant. It is native to the Levant but is cultivated extensively in temperate climates,…

A grass grown for its grain and forage. It is part of the wheat group and is closely related to barley and wheat.

Rye

A grass grown for its grain and forage. It is part of the wheat group and is closely related to barley…

A species of grain of which there are several varieties It is an esculent grain bearing naked seeds on a flat ear, furnished with awns like barley.

Rye Grain

A species of grain of which there are several varieties It is an esculent grain bearing naked seeds…

This is an illustration of the fine-topped salt grass.

Salt Grass

This is an illustration of the fine-topped salt grass.

"3. a flower of Salsola Kali; 4. its ripe fruit; 5. the same magnified, with a portion of the leafy dilated calyx torn away; 6. it embryo." -Lindley, 1853

Prickly Saltwort

"3. a flower of Salsola Kali; 4. its ripe fruit; 5. the same magnified, with a portion of the leafy…

"Sand blue grass (Poa leckenbyi): a, empty glumes; b, spikelet, empty glumes removed; c, floret; d, palea and stamens; e, pistil." -Department of Agriculture, 1899

Sand Blue Grass

"Sand blue grass (Poa leckenbyi): a, empty glumes; b, spikelet, empty glumes removed; c, floret; d,…

"Sand grass (Calamovilfa longifolia): a, spikelet; b, spikelet, empty glumes removed." -Department of Agriculture, 1899

Sand Grass

"Sand grass (Calamovilfa longifolia): a, spikelet; b, spikelet, empty glumes removed." -Department of…

Sea lyme grass, Elymus arenarius.

Sea Lyme Grass

Sea lyme grass, Elymus arenarius.

Seaside blue grass, Poa macrantha.

Seaside Blue Grass

Seaside blue grass, Poa macrantha.

Seaside oats, Uniola paniculata.

Seaside Oats

Seaside oats, Uniola paniculata.

"Inflorescence, flower, and seed, of a sedge. (Great Bulrush, Scirpus lacustris.) A, magnified flower, surrounded by perianth of hypogynous bristles; B, the seed; C, section of the seed, showing the small embryo enclosed in the base of the endosperm." -Bergen, 1896

Sedge

"Inflorescence, flower, and seed, of a sedge. (Great Bulrush, Scirpus lacustris.) A, magnified flower,…

"Uricle or addiional glumes of Carex rivularis" (Shining Flatsedge) -Lindley, 1853

Shining Flatsedge

"Uricle or addiional glumes of Carex rivularis" (Shining Flatsedge) -Lindley, 1853

An illustration of the female flower of the sedge plant. Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (although other, related species are also called sedges, those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges). It is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as caricology.

Sedge

An illustration of the female flower of the sedge plant. Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae,…

One stage of growth seen in a wild oats seedling.

Wild Oats Seedling

One stage of growth seen in a wild oats seedling.

Wild Oats Seedlng

A growth stage of a wild oats seedling, showing later growth.

"Side-oats (Atheropogon curtipendulus). a, spike; b, spikelet; c, spikelet with glumes removed." -Whitney, 1911

Side Oats

"Side-oats (Atheropogon curtipendulus). a, spike; b, spikelet; c, spikelet with glumes removed." -Whitney,…

Ear of wheat with smut

"An ear of wheat with smut, a disease of corn caused by fungi."—Finley, 1917

"A variety of the common wheat, originally cultivated by the Romans."—Finley, 1917

Spelt

"A variety of the common wheat, originally cultivated by the Romans."—Finley, 1917

Spelt spicula

Spicula of a spelt plant.

"Showing concentric and eccentric striations of starch grains. e, potato starch eccentrically striated; f, compound starch grain from potato; g, bean starch concentrically striated." -Stevens, 1916

Starch Grain Striations

"Showing concentric and eccentric striations of starch grains. e, potato starch eccentrically striated;…

Stemless locoweed

An illustration of stemless locoweed.

A genus of between 6-37 species of tall grasses, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World.

Sugar Cane

A genus of between 6-37 species of tall grasses, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the…

Sugar Cane is probably a native to India, but is now extensively cultivated throughout the tropical and warm temperate zones, of both hemispheres, in the West Indies, Southern United States, Guinea and Brazil, Mauritius and Bourbon, Bengal, Siam, China, Java, and the neighboring islands.

Sugar Cane

Sugar Cane is probably a native to India, but is now extensively cultivated throughout the tropical…

A tall, tropical plant used as a source of sugar.

Sugar-cane

A tall, tropical plant used as a source of sugar.

Cirsium arvense is a species of Cirsium, native throughout Europe and northern Asia, and widely introduced elsewhere. The standard English name in its native area is Creeping Thistle. It is a tall herbaceous perennial plant, forming extensive clonal colonies from an underground root system that sends up numerous erect stems each spring, reaching 1–1.2 m tall (occasionally more); the stems often lie partly flat by summer but can stay erect if supported by other vegetation. The leaves are very spiny, lobed, up to 15–20 cm long and 2–3 cm broad (smaller on the upper part of the flower stem). The inflorescence is 10–22 mm diameter, pink-purple, with all the florets of similar form (no division into disc and ray florets). The flowers are usually dioecious, but not invariably so, with some plants bearing hermaphrodite flowers. The seeds are 4–5 mm long, with a feathery pappus which assists in wind dispersal.

Canada Thistle

Cirsium arvense is a species of Cirsium, native throughout Europe and northern Asia, and widely introduced…

A pair of timothy plants growing side by side, illustrating the difference in yield. Each one grew from a single seed.

Pair of timothies

A pair of timothy plants growing side by side, illustrating the difference in yield. Each one grew from…

A timothy plant grown from a single seed - a bunch grass.

Timothy

A timothy plant grown from a single seed - a bunch grass.

A field of twenty thousand timothy plants, each grown from a single seed.

Timothy field

A field of twenty thousand timothy plants, each grown from a single seed.

A species of grass widely cultivated, which is one of the most valuable for hay.

Timothy Grass

A species of grass widely cultivated, which is one of the most valuable for hay.

Variation in timothy heads. No two are alike.

Timothy heads

Variation in timothy heads. No two are alike.

Vernal Grass

Spike-like panicle of vernal grass (Anthoxanthum). a: Mature anthers, slightly enlarged.