ClipArt ETC

The Grasses and Grains ClipArt gallery offers 423 illustrations of various types of grasses and grains, many of which are grown agriculturally for consumer use.

All illustrations in the ClipArt ETC collection are line drawings. If you are looking for color photographs of grasses, please visit the ClipPix ETC website.

"Staminate flower of the broad-leaved cat-tail (Typha latifolia)." -Gager, 1916

Cattail Flower

"Staminate flower of the broad-leaved cat-tail (Typha latifolia)." -Gager, 1916

Chloris elegans is an annual grass. It grows one to three feet tall. The common name of chloris is finger grass.

Chloris Elegans

Chloris elegans is an annual grass. It grows one to three feet tall. The common name of chloris is finger…

The common name of chloris is finger grass. The polydactyla variety is a perennial and grows one to three feet tall. It is native to the tropics of both hemispheres.

Chloris Polydactyla

The common name of chloris is finger grass. The polydactyla variety is a perennial and grows one to…

The common name of coix lacryma-jobi is Job's tears. The beads or "tears" are pearly white to a lead color. The grass grows two to four feet tall.

Coix Lacryma-Jobi

The common name of coix lacryma-jobi is Job's tears. The beads or "tears" are pearly white to a lead…

An ear of corn.

Corn

An ear of corn.

Embryo sac of corn at time of fertilization.

Corn

Embryo sac of corn at time of fertilization.

"Lengthwise section of grain of corn. y, yellow, oily part of endosperm; w, white, starchy part of endosperm; p, plumule; s, the shield (cotyledon), in contact with the endosperm for absorption of food from it; r, the primary root." -Bergen, 1896

Corn Grain

"Lengthwise section of grain of corn. y, yellow, oily part of endosperm; w, white, starchy part of endosperm;…

A corn plant.

Corn Plant

A corn plant.

"Lengthwise section through root-tip of Indian corn. w, root-cap; i, younger part of cap; z, dead cells separating from cap; s, growing point; o, epidermis; p', intermediate layer between epidermis and central cylinder; p, central cylinder; d, layer from which the root-cap originates." -Bergen, 1896

Corn Root Tip

"Lengthwise section through root-tip of Indian corn. w, root-cap; i, younger part of cap; z, dead cells…

"Diagrammatic cross-section of stem of Indian corn. cv, fibro-vascular bundles; gc, pithy material between bundles." -Bergen, 1896

Corn Section

"Diagrammatic cross-section of stem of Indian corn. cv, fibro-vascular bundles; gc, pithy material between…

This illustration shows the cross-section of a single vascular bundle of corn stem: ph, phloem; x, small cells of the xylem; v, vessels of xylem; st, stereome that forms a sheath about the bundle; p, parenchyma of the stem.

Corn Stem

This illustration shows the cross-section of a single vascular bundle of corn stem: ph, phloem; x, small…

Cross breeding of white pop corn (left) with yellow dent corn. The resulting hybrid is in the center.

Cross Breeding Corn

Cross breeding of white pop corn (left) with yellow dent corn. The resulting hybrid is in the center.

The brush of a broom corn plant <i>(Sorghum vulgare)</i> traditionally used to make brooms.

Broom Corn

The brush of a broom corn plant (Sorghum vulgare) traditionally used to make brooms.

Cross-section of a kernel of corn. Food is stored in the cotyledon and in the endosperm which surrounds the embryo.

Kernel of Corn

Cross-section of a kernel of corn. Food is stored in the cotyledon and in the endosperm which surrounds…

Young corn plants.

Young Corn

Young corn plants.

Structure of a Cornstalk, in transverse and longitudinal section.

Cornstalk

Structure of a Cornstalk, in transverse and longitudinal section.

Eriophorum (Cottongrass, Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the Sedge family. They are found throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere in acid bog habitats, being particularly abundant in Arctic tundra regions.

Cottongrass

Eriophorum (Cottongrass, Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants…

"Enzyme-secreting cells of...cotyledon of Indian corn." -Stevens, 1916

Indian Corn Cotyledon

"Enzyme-secreting cells of...cotyledon of Indian corn." -Stevens, 1916

Crested dog's tail grass is the common name of cynosurus cristatus. The grass has flat blades and spike-like flower clusters. The grass grows one to two feet tall.

Crested Dog's Tail

Crested dog's tail grass is the common name of cynosurus cristatus. The grass has flat blades and spike-like…

"3. paleae of Leersia oryzoides; 4. pistil, stamens, and hypogynous scales of the same." -Lindley, 1853

Rice Cutgrass

"3. paleae of Leersia oryzoides; 4. pistil, stamens, and hypogynous scales of the same." -Lindley, 1853

Cymbopogon is an oil producing grass.

Cymbopogon Schoenanthus

Cymbopogon is an oil producing grass.

The common names of cynodon dactylon are Bermuda grass and wire grass. The stems are flattened and slender.

Cynodon Dactylon

The common names of cynodon dactylon are Bermuda grass and wire grass. The stems are flattened and slender.

An illustration of the partial inflorescence of a cyperus plant, spikelet of the same (left), and the flower (right). Cyperus is a large genus of about 600 species of sedges, distributed throughout all continents in both tropical and temperate regions. They are annual or perennial plants, mostly aquatic and growing in still or slow-moving water up to 0.5 m deep. The species vary greatly in size, with small species only 5 cm tall, while others can reach 5 m in height. Common names include papyrus sedges, flatsedges, nutsedges, umbrella-sedges and "galingales"

Cyperus

An illustration of the partial inflorescence of a cyperus plant, spikelet of the same (left), and the…

The common name of desmazeria sicula is spike grass. It is an annual that grows eight to twelve inches tall.

Desmazeria Sicula

The common name of desmazeria sicula is spike grass. It is an annual that grows eight to twelve inches…

The common name of eleusine coracana is African millet. It grows two to four feet tall. It has a stout habit and short, broad, large spikes.

Eleusine Coracana

The common name of eleusine coracana is African millet. It grows two to four feet tall. It has a stout…

The common names of eleusine indica are wire grass and goose grass. It grows two to four feet tall. The flowers bloom June to October.

Eleusine Indicia

The common names of eleusine indica are wire grass and goose grass. It grows two to four feet tall.…

The common names of elymus canadensis are Canada lyme grass and terrel grass. It grows two to five feet tall. It is common in low thickets and along streams in rich, open woods.

Elymus Canadensis

The common names of elymus canadensis are Canada lyme grass and terrel grass. It grows two to five feet…

The embryo, taken out whole: the thick mass is the cotyledon; the narrow body partly enclosed by it is the plumule; the little projection at its base is the very short radicle enclosed in the sheathing base of the first leaf of the plumule.

Indian Corn Embryo

The embryo, taken out whole: the thick mass is the cotyledon; the narrow body partly enclosed by it…

Eragrostis suaveolens grows one to two feet tall. It is native to west Asia.

Eragrostis Suaveolens

Eragrostis suaveolens grows one to two feet tall. It is native to west Asia.

The common names of erianthus ravennae are plume grass, ravenna grass, and hardy pampas grass. The grass grows three to twelve feet tall.

Erianthus Ravennae

The common names of erianthus ravennae are plume grass, ravenna grass, and hardy pampas grass. The grass…

"Esparto-Grasses. 1, 4, stalk and fruit of Macrochloa tenacissima. 2, 3, 5, stalk, flowering stem, and fruit of Lygeum Spartum." -Whitney, 1911

Esparto Grass

"Esparto-Grasses. 1, 4, stalk and fruit of Macrochloa tenacissima. 2, 3, 5, stalk, flowering stem, and…

Eulalia is a hardy, ornamental grass. Eulalia japonica zebrina has leaves with bars of yellow running across.

Foliage, Fully Expanded, and Young Inflorescences of Eulalia Japonica Zebrina

Eulalia is a hardy, ornamental grass. Eulalia japonica zebrina has leaves with bars of yellow running…

"7. locusta of Stipa pennata" (Feather Grass); "8. rachis, bracteae, and florets of Cynosurus cristatus" (Crested Dog's-Tail). -Lindley, 1853

Feather Grass and Crested Dog's-Tail

"7. locusta of Stipa pennata" (Feather Grass); "8. rachis, bracteae, and florets of Cynosurus cristatus"…

Floret of a spelt plant.

Spelt floret

Floret of a spelt plant.

Wheat floret.

Wheat Floret

Wheat floret.

"Diagram showing how, in Indian corn, the food from the upper and lower leaves finds its way into the ears." -Stevens, 1916

Indian Corn Food Circulation

"Diagram showing how, in Indian corn, the food from the upper and lower leaves finds its way into the…

"Foxtail grass, the common name given to certain grasses, because of the shape of the large clusters in which the flowers are arranged." -Foster, 1921

Foxtail Grass

"Foxtail grass, the common name given to certain grasses, because of the shape of the large clusters…

Setaria glauca or the Yellow Foxtail is a monocot weed in the Poaceae family.

Yellow Foxtail

Setaria glauca or the Yellow Foxtail is a monocot weed in the Poaceae family.

"A winter annual of the mustard family, which is quite sure to be found producing much seed on roadsides and on other waste areas."&mdash;The Federal Digest, 1921

French-Weed

"A winter annual of the mustard family, which is quite sure to be found producing much seed on roadsides…

"1. a portion of the spike of Salicornia herbacea, with the flowers lodged in the notches of the axis; 2. a flower separate." -Lindley, 1853

Glasswort

"1. a portion of the spike of Salicornia herbacea, with the flowers lodged in the notches of the axis;…

"Glume.--A part of the floral envelopes of grass." -Newman, 1850

Glume

"Glume.--A part of the floral envelopes of grass." -Newman, 1850

An infected grain.

Grain

An infected grain.

An infected grain, enlarged.

Grain

An infected grain, enlarged.

An image of a crop of grain.

Grain

An image of a crop of grain.

A grain of Indian Corn, flatwise, cut away a little, so as to show the embryo, lying on the albumen, which makes the pincipal bulk of the seed.

Indian Corn Grain

A grain of Indian Corn, flatwise, cut away a little, so as to show the embryo, lying on the albumen,…

Grain of Indian Corn in germination; the ascending sprout is the first leaf of the plumule, enclosing the younger leaves within; at its base the primary root has broken through.

Indian Corn Grain

Grain of Indian Corn in germination; the ascending sprout is the first leaf of the plumule, enclosing…

Grain of Indian Corn in advanced germination; the second and third leaves developing, while the sheathing first leaf does not further develop.

Indian Corn Grain

Grain of Indian Corn in advanced germination; the second and third leaves developing, while the sheathing…

Gramineae order consists of the grass family. Pictured are (1a) a part of a grass panicle, (1b) spikelet, (2) avena, (2a) portion of panicle, (2b), spikelet, (e.g.) empty glume, (fl.g.) flowering glume or lemma, (pal) palet or palea, (2c), ground plan of spikelet, (3) phleum, spikelet, and (4), phalaris, sheath and ligule.

Gramineae Order

Gramineae order consists of the grass family. Pictured are (1a) a part of a grass panicle, (1b) spikelet,…

"Graminae. Flower of a Grass, the glumes are removed. GRAMINAE. In botany, the largest order among endogenous plants except the orchids." -Whitney, 1911

Grass Flower

"Graminae. Flower of a Grass, the glumes are removed. GRAMINAE. In botany, the largest order among endogenous…

"Graminae. Flower of a Grass. GRAMINAE. In botany, the largest order among endogenous plants except the orchids." -Whitney, 1911

Grass Flower

"Graminae. Flower of a Grass. GRAMINAE. In botany, the largest order among endogenous plants except…

"Piptatherum, with the palea." &mdash; Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Grass Flowers

"Piptatherum, with the palea." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Poa." &mdash; Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Grass Flowers

"Poa." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Oryea." &mdash; Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Grass Flowers

"Oryea." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Diagram of inflorescence of a grass. g, sterile glumes; P1, a flowering glume; P2, a scaly bract (palea); e, transparent scales (lodicules) at the base of the flower; B, the flower." -Bergen, 1896

Grass Inflorescence

"Diagram of inflorescence of a grass. g, sterile glumes; P1, a flowering glume; P2, a scaly bract (palea);…

Illustration of a leaf blade, ligule, and a sheath of grass.

Grass morphology

Illustration of a leaf blade, ligule, and a sheath of grass.

Illustration of leaf arrangements of grass.

Grass morphology:leaf arangement

Illustration of leaf arrangements of grass.

A grass of Parnassus is any member of the genus Parnassia, of the Saxifrage family, growing in damp places, having white or pale yellow flowers marked with pronounced. There are five sepals, five petals, and five stamens, with five fringed scales between.

Grass of Parnassus

A grass of Parnassus is any member of the genus Parnassia, of the Saxifrage family, growing in damp…

"Fruit of upright chess (Bromus racemosus): a, a', spikelet; b, b', single fruit, inner face, showing pedicel, palet, and concave face of glume with awn; c, outer face of glume; d, d', caryopsis or grain; e, pedicel." -Department of Agriculture, 1899

Grass Seed

"Fruit of upright chess (Bromus racemosus): a, a', spikelet; b, b', single fruit, inner face, showing…

Illustrated is an open area of grass space.

Grass Space

Illustrated is an open area of grass space.

A diagrammatic representation of a several-flowered grass spikelet. <em>g</em>: Glumes. <em>p</em>: Palets. <em>l</em>: Lodicules. <em>f</em>: Flower. The axis is much lengthened to separate the flowers.

Grass Spikelet

A diagrammatic representation of a several-flowered grass spikelet. g: Glumes. p:…