Agrostis perennans
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Agrostis |
Species: | A. perennans
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Binomial name | |
Agrostis perennans | |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
Agrostis perennans (upland bentgrass, upland bent, autumn bent, Agrostide perennant[3]) is species of grass in the Poaceae family.
Description
This perennial bunchgrass grows in clumps without rhizomes or stolons, with erect stems growing to about 8-31 inches (20–80 cm).[4] The species name perennans means "perennial".[5]
Distribution
Agrostis perennans, upland bentgrass, is native to North and South America;[3] it grows in fields, fens, open woods, thickets, and along roadsides.[4][6]
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Agrostis perennans". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ Yatskievych, George. "Agrostis perennans". Flora of Missouri. Retrieved 2010-03-15 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ a b "Agrostis perennans". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ a b Grass Manual on the Web Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "Agrostis perennans". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2010-03-15.