Hordeum jubatum

Hordeum jubatum, known in English as "foxtail barley" and in French as orge à crinière is a perennial grass native to much of North America and neighbouring Siberia.

Foxtail barley is a vigorous, even agressive, plant that is a pioneer species in disturbed areas, like this vacant lot on Elm west of Bay, and tolerates saline soils.

Stipa tenuissima

Stipa tenuissima known in English as "angel hair", "Mexican feather grass", "Mexican needle grass", "ponytails", or "silky thread grass", and in French as cheveux d'ange, is a perennial native to parts of the southwestern United States and Mexico. Not surprisingly, it is not hardy in Toronto.

These beautiful clumps of Mexican feather grass dancing in the breeze were growing at Toronto Botanical Garden.