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Group 10	Grasses with unusual sexuality - no flowers, or male and female flowers on separate inflorescences or separate plants	Poa bulbosa var. vivipara, Molinia caerulea (vivipare), Pyllostachys, (Bamboos),Cortaderia selloana (Pampas Grass), Zea mays (Maize)
*Either:-*	Lemmas transformed into leafy mini-plants, in place of florets [Group 10a] .	May be all, or a majority or a minority of mini-plants, compared with normal flowers	3 species in our area
*or:-*	Grasses with separate male and female flowers on the same plant (monoecious)	Male inflorescences terminal, without leaves; female inflorescences axillary and enclosed in a leaf-sheath. Widely cultivated (maize)	Zea mays A. Species identified. Congratulations!
*or:-*	Grasses with separate male and female flowers on different plants (dioecious)	Impressively tall tufted clump ; spikes 2-3 M Rarely escapes from gardens in our area	Cortaderia selloana P. Species identified. Congratulations!
*or:-*	Grasses with apparently no flowers	Woody stems. Loose panicle, but flowering rare, and is followed by death of plant. Several species, rarely escapes in our area. The bamboos (includes other rarer genera)	Phyllostachys spp.: P. Genus identified. No key in FlorMed or other local flora, as not naturallised

Group 10a	‘Viviparous’: Lemmas transformed into leafy mini-plants, in place of florets.
	*Either:-*	10-40 cm, sometimes forms low tussocks; stalks swollen as a bulb at the base; very common in our area, normally as the viviparous form	Poa bulbosa var. vivipara: P (see Group 9) Species identified. Congratulations
	*or:-*	30-100 cm, thick tough base; hairy ligules; viviparous form not common	Molinia caeurlea : P. (see Group 6) Species identified. Congratulations
	*or:-*	30-150 cm, forms dense tussocks in wet places; never seen the viviparous form yet.	Deschampsia caespitosa : P. (see Group 7) Species identified. Congratulations