Lachnagrostis filiformis
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| Species: | A. avenacea
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Agrostis retrofracta, Lachnagrostis filiformis[1] | |
Agrostis avenacea is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific bent grass, New Zealand wind grass, fairy grass,[1][2] or blown-grass.[1] It is native to Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific Islands including New Guinea and Easter Island.
Pacific bent grass is a tufted perennial grass growing up to 65 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is a panicle of wispy strands, each with several tiny, fuzzy spikelets at the end. The spikelets are two or three millimeters long.
In Australia it is a fire hazard,[2][3][4] and interferes with trains.[5][6]
Agrostis avenacea is known elsewhere as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is particularly invasive in California, where it is a weed of sensitive vernal pool ecosystems around San Diego.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Common Blown-Grass". Victorian Resources Online. Archived from the original on 2013-04-24. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
- ^ a b "Fairy Grass". City of Ballarat. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19.
- ^ "Opinions Split Over Fairy Grass Solutions". The Wimmera Mail-Times. 20 Jan 2012.
- ^ "Controlling Lachnagrostis filiformis (Fairy grass) on dry lake beds in western Victoria, Australia". Archived from the original on 2012-07-08.
- ^ "Trekking millipedes sideline trains". The Age. 29 March 2012.
- ^ "Ballarat line infrastructure". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12.
- ^ California Invasive Plant Council
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