It is also a Eurasian grass. Smooth Bromegrass is a perennial which grows to about 3-4 feet. The seed clusters form a sort of torpedo shape and hang down off the stalks. When it goes to flower, you can see the large stamens and pistils hanging out of the seeds clusters coated with yellow pollen. It is also a Eurasian grass.
Sedges are some of the only native cool season grasses that are abundant here.
Sedge, or water grass, is a kind of grass distinguished by a triangular stem. I could not find anyone who could identify the names of the different sedges. Of the kinds I found, the seedheads are unusual looking, with hard clumps. As you may guess, it is often found in wet areas. It has been strange to realize that most of the grasses that are so familiar are from other continents.