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Genus in the family of sweet grasses (Poaceae), which grow both on damp and relatively dry ground.
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- The pollen of ostrich grass often causes allergic reactions (see below pollinosis). The white ostrich grass has a significance as a sports turf because it tolerates a cutback of up to four millimetres.
- Ostrich grass flowers between June and July. Size of the pollen: 25-35 µm. The main allergens are the proteins Agr a 1 or Ant o 1 (depending on the species). Cross-allergies with other grass pollen (see below grasses and cereal pollen) are frequent.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer