Grass flowers?

Question

I know that lawn grass has flowers and of course seeds. Does anyone know what the flowers look like? What sites on the net I can see them on please. Looked but can't find.

Answer 1

The things you think are "seeds" on grasses are probably flowers of the grass.  They have rather unconventional-looking flowers, and if you see little yellow things (anthers) dangling out, you're looking at a grass in full flower.

There's a pretty good diagram of annual bluegrass flowers and inflorescences here: http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ecoph39.ht...

And here's Kentucky bluegrass, an inflorescence with many open flowers: http://www.arcticatlas.org/species/photo...

If you'd like more information on grass flowers, one of the best beginner's books is an oldie: Agnes Chase's "First Book of Grasses", recently revised and put out by Smithsonian.

Answer 2

They're not flowers with pretty petals, they're just small green things that ripen and turn into seeds that look like wheat or corn (they're grasses too I think).

Here's an example of a grass flower:

http://www.saburchill.com/images03/25080...

Some grasses do have more prominent flowers like pampas grass for instance or some of the ornamental grasses. But they're pretty boring, just brown and feathery.