Home › Flowers & Gardening › Article

What is the difference between Cat's Eye Grass and Cat's Ear Grass? Learn how to tell them apart

Flowers & Gardening 0 views
Plant distinction: Cat's Eye Grass is relatively short, around 30 to 60 cm; Cat's Ear Grass is relatively tall, around 0.5 to 1.5 m. Leaf distinction: the former's leaves are linear to ovate in shape; the latter's leaves are ovate or elliptic-ovate in shape. Flower distinction: the former's seeds are ovoid; the latter's are oblate.

I. Differences in the plant

Cat's Eye Grass is relatively short, about 30 to 60 cm in length, rather slender, about 3 to 6 mm in diameter, and brown or dark brown in color.

Cat's Ear Grass is relatively tall, about 0.5 to 1.5 m in height, with roots growing from the lower part of the stem, and fine soft hairs distributed on the upper part of the plant.

II. Differences in the leaves

The leaf shape of Cat's Eye Grass is rather variable, linear to ovate, about 2 to 7 cm in length and about 4 to 7 mm in width.

The leaf shape of Cat's Ear Grass is ovate or elliptic-ovate, about 1.5 to 5 cm in length and 1 to 4 cm in width, with small hairs distributed on both sides of the leaves.

III. Differences in the seeds

The seeds of Cat's Eye Grass are ovoid in shape, about 2.5 to 3.0 mm in length, and the fruiting period is around September to October.

Cat's Ear Grass generally has four seeds, which are oblate in shape, and the fruiting period is around July to November.

Related Articles