220px Wild grass File WIKI Grass.jpg thumb right Cut grass File Zoysia grass flower.jpg thumb Zoysia grass flower File Pennisetum setaceum flower.jpg thumb 180px right Pennisetum setaceum flowers File Grass covered house in Iceland 1972.jpg thumb right House s with Green roof turf roof s in Iceland ... weaving and many others. Ecology File Kangur.rudy.drs.jpg thumb left A kangaroo eating grass ... Dinosaurs Dined on Grass by Dolores R. Piperno and Hans Dieter Sues, Science magazine Science , 18 ... the most widespread plant type grass is a valuable source of food and energy for all sorts of wildlife ... Edition Nov 1974, page 5, ISBN 0 7232 1533 2 ref Many types of animals eat grass as their main source ... animals for up to 6,000 years. See grass fed beef . They have been used for paper making ... of a grass lawn is a sign of a homeowner s responsibility to the overall appearance of their neighborhood ... to certain specifications, sanctioning those who allow the grass to grow too long. In communities ... cut grass is produced mainly by cis 3 Hexenal . ref http www.chm.bris.ac.uk motm hexenal ... thumb left Forms of grass are used to cover baseball fields, like this one in Citi Field , home of the New York Mets Mets . also Turf management Sand based athletic fields Grass is important in many ... places where maintenance of a grass field would be difficult, grass may be replaced with artificial turf , a synthetic grass like substitute. Sports such as golf , tennis and cricket are particularly dependent on the quality of the grass on which the sport is played. Cricket File Australia ... of carefully mowed and rolled grass where the bowler bowls. In the days leading up to the match ... pitch will favor bowlers and a hard and dryer pitch, with less grass remaining, will typically favor batsmen at least initially . As the grass dries out and is damaged over the course of the match ... grass surface. Grass on golf courses is kept in three distinct conditions that of the rough ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name In the Grass Type studio Artist Splendora Cover Splendora in the grass cover.jpg Alt Released September 19, 1995 Recorded Genre Punk rock , grunge Length Duration m 52 s 02 Label E1 Music Koch Records Producer Last album This album Next album In the Grass is the only album by Splendora , released in 1995 by Koch Records . ref cite web url http www.last.fm music Splendora title Splendora publisher Last.fm accessdate 2011 12 04 ref Track listing Bee Stung Lips 2 30 Rat Fink 4 16 Breeze 3 25 Rocker 3 28 Beautiful 3 29 Pollyanna 3 48 Reanimator 3 20 Shirt On 4 04 Sever 3 54 Rattle 2 28 Cover the River 3 43 No Place 4 25 It s Great 4 15 Busted 4 57 References Reflist 1990s rock album stub Category 1995 albums ... more details
Buffalo Grass may refer to Buffalo grass, sweet vernal grass or vanilla grass Anthoxanthum odoratum Buffalo grass Bouteloua dactyloides Buffalo grass or sweet grass Hierochloe odorata Buffalo grass or St. Augustine grass Stenotaphrum secundatum Buffalograss, another name for Guinea grass Panicum maximum disambig ... more details
Grass Lake can refer to a place Canada Grass Lake No. 381, Saskatchewan , rural municipality Grassy Lake, Alberta , a village Grassy Creek No. 78, Saskatchewan , rural municipality United States Grass Lake, Michigan , a village Grass Lake Charter Township, Michigan Grass Lake, a lake in Minnehaha County, South Dakota Grass Lake Township, Minnesota Grass Lake, Lake County, Illinois Grass Lake, Thurston County, Washington geodis de Grass Lake pl Grass Lake ... more details
Grass Yellow or Grass Yellows may refer to Eurema , a genus of butterflies commonly called the Grass Yellows Eurema hecabe , a species in this genus usually called the Common Grass Yellow or Large Grass Yellow disambig ... more details
Grass Valley may refer to Places Australia Grass Valley, Western Australia , a small town in the Avon Valley United States Grass Valley, California , a city in Nevada County Roman Catholic Diocese of Grass Valley , a former diocese based in the California city Little Grass Valley, California , a former town in Plumas County Grass Valley, Oakland, California , a neighborhood Grass Valley Pershing County . a valley in Nevada Grass Valley Lander Eureka Counties , a valley in Nevada Grass Valley, Oregon , a city in Sherman County Grass Valley Utah , a valley in Piute County location of Otter Creek Reservoir Other Grass Valley company , a television and film technology company, a subsidiary of Thomson SA Grass Valley speckled dace , an extinct species of fish Grass valley for the general topographical term Disambig de Grass Valley it Grass Valley nl Grass Valley pl Grass Valley pt Grass Valley vo Grass Valley ... more details
The term Elephant grass may refer to the following grass species The African Pennisetum purpureum , also known as Napier Grass or Uganda Grass The Eurasian Saccharum ravennae , also known as Ravennagrass or Ekra The East Asian Miscanthus sinensis , also known as Chinese Silver Grass, Eulalia Grass, Maiden Grass, Porcupine Grass or Zebra Grass disambig de Elefantengras eo Elefanta herbo nl Olifantsgras ... more details
wiktionary grass TOCRight Grass may refer to Plants Grass , a common name for plants with narrow blade shaped leaves Any of a number of plants in the family Poaceae with narrow blade shaped leaves, or other unrelated plants of similar appearance Cannabis drug , a psychoactive drug also called marijuana People G nter Grass born 1927 , German author and playwright Locations Grass Valley, California Grass Mountain Vermont Grass Range, Montana Entertainment Grass 1925 film Grass 1925 film , a documentary about the Bakhtiari tribe of Iran Grass 1999 film Grass 1999 film , a documentary about marijuana Grass album Grass album , a 2005 album by Keller Williams Grass song Grass song , a single by the band Animal Collective Grass TV series Grass TV series , a BBC television series Grass , a poem by Patti Smith from her 1978 book Babel book Babel Grass novel Grass novel , a novel in The Arbai Trilogy by Sheri Tepper Grass , a 1968 independent film by Clarke Mackey Other uses Grass card game , a cannabis themed card game similar to Mille Bornes GRASS programming language , a programming language used to script 2D vector graphics animations GRASS GIS , an open source geographic information system Supergrass informer , a criminal informer Gras and Grasse , communes in France disambiguation surname Category German language surnames Category English language surnames Category Jewish surnames de Grass es Grass fr Grass it Grass nl Grass pl Grass pt Grass ru ... more details
disambig Wild grass may refer to Grass that is uncultivated. Wild Grass , the English language title of Les Herbes folles , a 2009 film directed by Alain Resnais. ... more details
Grass Owl may refer to any of the following two species African Grass owl , Tyto capensis Australasian Grass owl , Tyto longimembris disambig ... more details
Grass Island can refer to Grass Island, Hong Kong Grass Island Canada Grass Island South Georgia Grass Island Hawaii , a small island located in the Midway Island chain. The coordinates are 27 46 28.31 N 175 54 24.38 W disambig Excess long comment to prevent listing on Special Shortpages ............................................................ more details
Grass River or Grasse River may refer to Grass River Michigan , USA Grasse River , New York, USA Grass River Manitoba , a tributary of the Nelson River in Canada Grass River Provincial Park , Manitoba, Canada geodis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Broom Grass is a name used for different types or grass around the world. In tropical Asia it refers to Thysanchaena maxima of the family Poaceae a tall, 3m, grass which is indeed used for making brooms. In United States it refers to Andropogon glomeratus of the family Poaceae , a tall grass, growing to about 2m high. disambig It is called Oobu in Kannada. ... more details
Tocright Sweet grass may mean Plants Hierochloe odorata sweet grass or holy grass , from northern North America and Eurasia Sweet grass or mannagrass, any of the many species in the genus Glyceria Anthoxanthum odoratum , Sweet vernal grass, native to Eurasia Muhlenbergia filipes sweetgrass , native to the southeastern United States colloquially for Cannabis , a psychoactive plant People Sweetgrass First Nation , Saskatchewan, Canada Chief Sweet Grass, a Cree Native American chief Bud Sweetgrass, the hero of Bud Sweetgrass Laughs Last, on amazon.com Places Sweetgrass, Montana , USA Sweet Grass County, Montana , USA Sweet Grass Edmonton , Canada Watercourse Sweet Grass Creek , Montana, USA Cultural Sweetgrass film Sweetgrass film , a 2009 documentary disambiguation ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Static grass is used in model railroading and miniature wargaming to create realistic looking grass textures. It consists of small threadlike particles charged with static electricity , making it stand up when glued to a surface. Several companies produce static grass products, including Woodland Scenics and Noch. Static grass is usually used by applying a layer of glue on the surface, then pouring it on and tipping off the excess. It can also be applied with a shaker, also known as a puffer. External links http www.ztrains.com pages tech grassinator grassinator.html Build you own static grass applicator from Ztrains.com http jlbfigs.com painting tips.html Instructions for using static grass http slappingpaint.net easystaticgrass.html Easy Static Grass application by Craig Stocks Category Scale modeling Wargame stub ... more details
Grass mantis is a common name mostly given to various species of praying mantis that mimicry mimic grass or other slender plant vegetation . Species to which this name has been applied include but are not limited to Glabromantis mexicana Mexican grass mantis ref http bugsincyberspace.com mantis.html Praying Mantises, AKA Mantids Order Dictyoptera ref Odontomantis planiceps grass mantis ref http www.usamantis.com odonto log.html USA Mantis ref ref http www.prayingmantid.co.uk portfolio23242.html Odontomantis planiceps grass mantis ref Oxyothespis dumonti African grass mantis Thesprotia graminis American grass mantis See also Dead leaf mantis Flower mantis Stick mantis List of mantis genera and species References reflist Category Mantodea Mantodea stub ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2008 Taxobox name Grass bagworm regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Lepidoptera familia Psychidae genus Eurukuttarus species E. confederata binomial Eurukuttarus confederata The grass bagworm Eurukuttarus confederata is a species of bagworm that only eats grass . These bagworms make cases less than two cm in length from silk and grass, starting out with a green color, but turning brown as the grass ages. Since they use vertical surfaces to attach when they pupate, grass bagworms are often seen attached to fences, tree trunks, and the sides of buildings in mid to late June. The grass bagworm emerges from its pupa stage earlier in the season than its tree dwelling cousins. Unlike other bagworms, the grass bagworm inflicts no serious damage to its host grass. Category Psychidae Tineoidea stub ... more details
Multiple issues wikify March 2012 unreferenced June 2007 rewrite May 2009 Image Heritage Day Dancers 2.jpg right thumb Dancers wearing grass skirts A grass skirt is a traditional part of dress in some places. These are popular with Hula girls on Hawaii. Many of these are seen at Hawaiian parties. Grass skirts are also worn in many cultures and tribes in Africa, like the people of the Zulu tribe. Commons category Grass skirts Category Skirts Category Article Feedback 5 clothing stub ... more details
Equine Grass Sickness alternatively termed equine dysautonomia is a rare but predominantly fatal illness in horse s. Grass sickness may affect all types of horse, pony and donkey , and has affected some ... The first cases of grass sickness were recorded in eastern Scotland in 1907. Clinical signs Grass ... damage occurs throughout the body. There are three forms of grass sickness acute grass sickness AGS horses display signs of colic and require euthanasia or die within 48 hours subacute grass sickness ... chronic grass sickness CGS horses present with severe and rapid weight loss and a selected portion ..., patchy sweating, muscle tremors and eyelid drooping. Diagnosis Diagnosis of grass sickness in the live ... from the nerves are taken . Differential diagnoses for grass sickness are varied and include .... Treatment There is no treatment for grass sickness. A proportion of CGS cases can survive following periods of intensive nursing. Overall the mortality rate of equine grass sickness is considered to be over ... may cause grass sickness when the spores of C. botulinum type C are ingested and produce their toxin locally within the intestine. Risk factors The main risk factor for grass sickness, as the name may suggest, is grass. The disease is almost always seen in grazing animals, although there are isolated reports of the condition occurring in stabled horses. Grass sickness is most frequently seen ..., and later in the autumn, after a spurt of grass growth. Research has identified a number of other risk factors which may increase the likelihood of a horse developing grass sickness including soil ... which has previously produced a case of grass sickness. Research Current research in equine grass sickness includes development of a nationwide surveillance scheme for grass sickness in Great Britain. This scheme hopes to identify all cases of grass sickness which occur from 2000 onwards. This scheme is run by the Animal Health Trust, in collaboration with the Equine Grass Sickness Fund, the University ... more details
grass frogs are usually members of the tree frog family biology family Hylidae , in particular of the genus Litoria . In most of the rest of the world, especially in North America and Europe , grass frogs are usually members of the true frog family Ranidae , in particular of the genus Rana genus Rana . The widespread Africa n true frog species Ptychadena mascareniensis is the archetypal grass frog of its home continent. In Asia, it is Rana chensinensis . The Common Frog Rana temporaria is the typical grass frog of much of Europe, while the leopard frog s of the Rana pipiens complex also known as meadow frogs are what most North Americans know as grass frogs . However, the Little Grass Frog Pseudacris ocularis of the southeastern USA belongs to the tree frogs. The Spotted Grass Frog , Limnodynastes tasmaniensis belongs to the Australian ground frog family Myobatrachidae . gallery Image Litoria raniformis.jpg Growling Grass Frog br Litoria raniformis br Hylidae br br Australia Image Rana pipiens.jpg Northern Leopard Frog br Rana pipiens br Ranidae br br North America Image Grenouille Ptychadena mascareniensis.JPG Mascarene Grass Frog br Ptychadena mascareniensis br Ranidae br br Africa Image P ocularis USGS.jpg Little Grass Frog br Pseudacris ocularis br Hylidae br br North America gallery See also Green frog disambiguation Rocket frog disambiguation Torrent frog disambiguation Tree frog dab Category Frogs ... more details
about computer software plants growing in the ground Grass Infobox software name GRASS GIS logo Image Grass GIS.svg 150px Official GRASS GIS Logo br br screenshot Image wxgui atm.png 250px GRASS 6.4.0 caption GRASS GIS 6.4.0 developer GRASS Development Team programming language C programming language ... grass.osgeo.org GRASS GIS Geographic Resources Analysis Support System is a Free Software free ... last1 Neteler first1 M. last2 Mitasova first2 H. title Open Source GIS a GRASS GIS approach edition 3rd year 2008 publisher Springer location New York isbn 978 0 387 35767 6 ref GRASS is released ... features through a graphical user interface GUI or by plugging into GRASS via other software ... shell. The GRASS 6 release introduced a new topological 2D 3D vector engine and support for vector ... graphics data and voxel volumes. GRASS supports an extensive range of raster and vector formats through ... Features for interoperability with other GIS. It also supports Linear Reference System . The GRASS Development Team is a multi national group consisting of developers at numerous locations. GRASS ... GRASS supports raster and vector data in two and three dimensions. The vector data model is topological ..., much as a non georeferenced vector illustration program does. GRASS is designed as an environment ... , the GRASS user is presented with a UNIX shell containing a modified environment that supports the execution of GRASS commands known as modules . The environment has a State computer science state ... GRASS modules read this state and additionally are given specific parameters such as input and output maps, or values to use in a computation when executed. The majority of GRASS modules and capabilities can be operated via a graphical user interface provided by a GRASS module , as an alternative to manipulating geographic data in a shell. There are over 300 core GRASS modules included in the GRASS distribution, and over 100 add on modules created by users and offered on the GRASS web site. The GRASS ... more details
Infobox person name Vincent Grass image only free content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non free and fair use images, e.g. promo photos, CD DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted see WP NONFREE caption birth date birth date and age 1949 1 9 df yes birth place Brussels, Belgium Vincent Grass born 9 January 1949 is a Belgian actor. He has appeared in a number of both European and American film and television productions, the first being the Belgian television production Siska Van Roosemaal in 1973. Grass played Doctor Cornelius in the 2008 film The Chronicles of Narnia Prince Caspian . ref http www.narniaweb.com news.asp?id 1089 NarniaWeb Vincent Grass Cast as Doctor Cornelius Bot generated title ref References reflist External links imdb name 0335861 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Grass, Vincent ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 9 January 1949 PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels, Belgium DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Grass, Vincent Category 1949 births Category Belgian film actors Category Belgian television actors Category Living people screen actor stub belgium actor stub de Vincent Grass fr Vincent Grass it Vincent Grass ... more details
Infobox planet minorplanet yes width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Grass symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer F. Borngen discovery site Tautenburg discovered January 10, 1989 designations yes mp name 11496 alt names 1989 AG7 mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 2.9748089 perihelion 2.2507535 semimajor eccentricity 0.1385603 period 1542.5988016 avg speed inclination 12.69836 asc node 134.48035 mean anomaly 98.69811 arg peri 123.02700 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 13.9 11496 Grass 1989 AG7 is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on January 10, 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg . The asteroid is named after the German author G nter Grass . Refend References Reflist Refbegin Polishook, D. Ofek, E.O. Waszczak, A. Kulkarni, S.R. et al. 2011 . MNRAS, in press. Refend External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 11496 Grass JPL Small Body Database Browser on 11496 Grass DEFAULTSORT Grass Category Main Belt asteroids Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1989 Beltasteroid stub de 11496 Grass fa it 11496 Grass ja pl 11496 Grass pt 11496 Grass uk 11496 vi 11496 Grass yo 11496 Grass ... more details
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