1. Reproductive Flowering Plant Structures

2. Reproductive Structures
Harvest entire structure when seeds appear
Grasses: fruits and seeds develop from flowers; check the flowering portions of the grass to see if seeds are developing; collect the entire flowering structure when the seeds are developed
Cut here
(USDA Plant Database image of redtop )

3. Reproductive Structures
Cut here
Non-Grasses: fruits and seeds develop from flowers; check the flowering portions of the grass to see if seeds are developing; collect the entire flowering structure when the seeds are developed
Harvest entire structure when seeds appear
USDA Plants Database Image