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[โ€“] grue@lemmy.world 13 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

FYI, grasses are flowering plants too. We just typically mow turfgrasses before they grow tall enough to produce them, and even when they do, the flowers themselves are typically very small.

For example, bermudagrass flowers:


Honestly, I doubt that it'd much of a problem to use things with bigger flowers -- bees and such can probably get out of the way of a tram.

[โ€“] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 2 points 10 hours ago

Of course, grasses are neither a fern nor moss. I was thinking of flowering plants that do attract pollinators, not those that make use of wind for pollination.