1. Identifying Forage Crops
Legumes & Grasses

2. Why is it Important? Improved Performance Benefits Conservation
Nutrition

3. Identifying Plants
The Basics

4. Leave Types

5. Leaf Shapes

6. Leave margins

7. Petiole

8. Modified Stems

9. Modified Stem

10. Grass ID Looks alike Wind Pollinated Focus on flowers & collar
Leaves can also be helpful

11. Grass ID- Terms

12. Grass ID-Collar

13. The Collar

14. Different Ligules

17. Grass ID-Spikelet Seedhead or Inflorescence Pancile, spike or raceme
Awns
How Spikelet attached or arranged
Type of inflorescence

18. Grass ID - Seeds
Notice Rachilla

19. Grass ID-Leaves

20. Legume ID Dicot Compound leaves Nodules on roots Have Stipules
Some leaflets have water marks
Has five petals
Petiole present

21. Legume ID-Terms

22. Legume ID-Leaves Trifoliate Pubescent Compound Leaf Pubescent