Grass

Before I met Mike, I never really appreciated the subtle beauty of the grasses, mostly because I suppose I had never really looked at them. They're particularly enjoyable at this time of year, when there is so little of botanical interest to look at. Surprisingly, there are more than 120 grass species scattered across Cape May County. They range in size from the dainty, fist-high Annual Meadow Grass to dense, towering clumps of bamboo. Many aren't native, and some of them -- like the Weeping Love Grass that's been planted all along the state's various highways -- are terribly invasive.

Switch grass, which has very open flower heads

Virginia Beardgrass, tall and columnar

Another species, which I don't know