Poaceae with silica phytoliths, which discourage grazing animals; some, such as sword grass, are sharp enough to cut human skin. A membranous appendage or fringe of hairs called the ligule lies at the junction between sheath and blade, preventing water or insects from penetrating into the sheath. Flowers of Poaceae are characteristically arranged in spikelets, each having one or more florets. The spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes. The part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla. A spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or
For Better or For Worse strip—the 1980s, the 1990s, and the 2000s. The series consisted of two seasons with eight episodes each. On March 23, 2004, Koch Vision released the complete series on DVD. In 2001, Visual Arts Brampton's Artway Gallery exhibited Johnston's work. For Better or For Worse For Better or For Worse is a comic strip by Lynn Johnston that ran originally from 1979 to 2008 chronicling the lives of the Patterson family and their friends, in the town of Milborough, a fictitious suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Now running as reruns, "For Better or For Worse" is still seen in over 2,000