Grasses and Grains | 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.

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Oat seed

An oat seed.

An oat seed embryo.

Oat seed embryo

An oat seed embryo.

Cross-section of an oat seed

A longitudinal section of an oat seed.

A cross-section of an oat seed.

Cross-section of oat seed

A cross-section of an oat seed.

Oats

A genus of grasses including about sixty species, valuable alike for the production of hay and for their…

A line of different types of oats in a planter.

Line of oats

A line of different types of oats in a planter.

A smut of oats with a normal head.

Smut of Oats

A smut of oats with a normal head.

Smut of Oats

Illustrated is a smut of oats. It is a type of fungus that effects cereals.

An ear of smutted oats.

Smutted oats

An ear of smutted oats.

Orchard Grass

Orchard grass is the common name of dactylis glomerata. It is a coarse grass that grows two to three…

Pampas grass is very hardy, beautiful in appearance and often used for ornament.

Pampas grass

Pampas grass is very hardy, beautiful in appearance and often used for ornament.

Bitter panic grass, Panicum amarum.

Bitter Panic Grass

Bitter panic grass, Panicum amarum.

"Creeping panic grass (Panicum repens): a, b, c, spikelets; d, e, f, florets." Department of Agriculture, 1899

Creeping Panic Grass

"Creeping panic grass (Panicum repens): a, b, c, spikelets; d, e, f, florets." Department of Agriculture,…

Grass native to the US, Mexico, and Caribbean Islands.

Uniola Paniculata

Grass native to the US, Mexico, and Caribbean Islands.

Pictured are the habit, spikelet, spikelet with outer palea removed, and ovary with long style and plumose stigmas of panicum capillare. Panicum has the common name of panick-grass. The capillare variety blooms in summer.

Panicum Capillare

Pictured are the habit, spikelet, spikelet with outer palea removed, and ovary with long style and plumose…

Panicum virgatum is a variety of panick-grass. The grass grows three to five feet tall.

Panicum Virgatum

Panicum virgatum is a variety of panick-grass. The grass grows three to five feet tall.

The flower clusters of pennisetum longistylum grow in spikes from four to six inches long. The leaves are narrow and gracefully arching. The grass is about one foot tall.

Pennisetum Longistylum

The flower clusters of pennisetum longistylum grow in spikes from four to six inches long. The leaves…

<I>Phyllostachys ruscifolia</I> is a variety of bamboo. It grows one to three feet tall. The stem zigzags in color from dark to pale green. The sheaths are purple The branches are very short.

Phyllostachys Ruscifolia

Phyllostachys ruscifolia is a variety of bamboo. It grows one to three feet tall. The stem zigzags in…

"Pistils of Grasses. Alopecurus." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Pistils

"Pistils of Grasses. Alopecurus." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Pistils of Grasses. Bromus." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Pistils

"Pistils of Grasses. Bromus." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Pistils of Grasses. Arrhenatherum." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Pistils

"Pistils of Grasses. Arrhenatherum." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Pistils of Grasses. Glyceria." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Pistils

"Pistils of Grasses. Glyceria." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"Pistils of Grasses. Melica." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Pistils

"Pistils of Grasses. Melica." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Pistils

"Pistils of Grasses. Mibora." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Pistils

"Pistils of Grasses. Nardus." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Corn plants with the surface of the soil "laying by" in accordance to the Williamson Plan.

Corn Plant

Corn plants with the surface of the soil "laying by" in accordance to the Williamson Plan.

Indian Corn

Maize known as corn by most English-speakers, is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently…

Maize known as corn by most English-speakers, is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents. Indian Corn, or maize, grows with a strong, jointed stalk, rising to the height of five to fifteen feet. The male or sterile flowers , shown here, are arranged in a loose, spreading panicle at the apex, called the tassel and the female fertile flowers on the side. Each plant bears from one to five ears which are are cylindrical and enclosed in a covering of leaves called husks. The ears consists of grain, arranged around a pithy cylinder, called the cob. The seeds are rounded on the surface and compressed on the sides. Indian Corn is annual and is one of the most important of all the cultvated plants.

Indian Corn

Maize known as corn by most English-speakers, is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently…

Maize known as corn by most English-speakers, is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents. Indian Corn, or maize, grows with a strong, jointed stalk, rising to the height of five to fifteen feet. The male or sterile flowers , shown here, are arranged in a loose, spreading panicle at the apex, called the tassel and the female fertile flowers, shown here, on the side. Each plant bears from one to five ears which are are cylindrical and enclosed in a covering of leaves called husks. The ears consists of grain, arranged around a pithy cylinder, called the cob. The seeds are rounded on the surface and compressed on the sides. Indian Corn is annual and is one of the most important of all the cultvated plants.

Indian Corn

Maize known as corn by most English-speakers, is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently…

Indian Corn

Maize known as corn by most English-speakers, is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently…

Alfalfa or Lucerne (Medicago sativa) is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop. It is a wheat reguiring great heat and sunlight. It resembles clover with clusters of small purple or pale blue flowers that have two or three twirls. The leaflets are in threes, obovate, oblong, and toothed. The fruit n downy pods, and has two to three twirls.

Lucerne or Alfalfa Plant

Alfalfa or Lucerne (Medicago sativa) is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an…

Alfalfa or Lucerne (Medicago sativa) is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop. It is a wheat reguiring great heat and sunlight. It resembles clover with clusters of small purple or pale blue flowers, shown here, that have two or three twirls. The leaflets are in threes, obovate, oblong, and toothed. The fruit n downy pods, and has two to three twirls.

Lucerne or Alfalfa Plant

Alfalfa or Lucerne (Medicago sativa) is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an…

Alfalfa or Lucerne (Medicago sativa) is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop. It is a wheat reguiring great heat and sunlight. It resembles clover with clusters of small purple or pale blue flowers that have two or three twirls. The leaflets are in threes, obovate, oblong, and toothed. The fruit n downy pods, as shown here, have two to three twirls.

Lucerne or Alfalfa Plant

Alfalfa or Lucerne (Medicago sativa) is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an…

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…

Part of a rye plant, showing small clasps of leaves.

Rye Plant

Part of a rye plant, showing small clasps of leaves.

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…

A hand corn planter used for replanting.

Corn Planter

A hand corn planter used for replanting.

"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

Quack Grass

Pictured is a creeping stem or root of quack-grass.

"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.…