Those on creeping stems are 3-4.5 cm long and 1.8 cm broad, those on the erect flowering stems smaller, 2 cm long.
en.wikipedia.org Its creeping stems, growing up to 5 mm in diameter, have short, lateral branches with leaves in terminal rosettes.
en.wikipedia.org They are flowerless, vascular, terrestrial or epiphytic plants, with widely-branched, erect, prostrate or creeping stems, with small, simple, needle-like or scale-like leaves that cover the stem and branches thickly.
en.wikipedia.org Rye grass alone can result in some bare ground around each plant, so lower growing grasses with creeping stems cover the ground better.
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