Agrostis perennans

Agrostis perennans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Subfamily:Pooideae
Genus:Agrostis
Species: A. perennans
Binomial name
Agrostis perennans
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Agrostis altissima (Walter) Tuck.
  • Agrostis clavata Trin.
  • Agrostis elata (Pursh) Trin.
  • Agrostis oreophila Trin.
  • Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck. var. aestivalis Vasey
  • Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck. var. elata (Pursh) Hitchc.
  • Agrostis schweinitzii Trin.
  • Cornucopiae perennans Walter

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

  1. ↑ "Agrostis perennans". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 "Agrostis perennans". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  4. 1 2 Grass Manual on the Web Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  5. ↑ Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  6. ↑ "Agrostis perennans". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 2010-03-15.


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