Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales
Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Aveneae
Subtribus: Agrostidinae
Genus: Agrostis
Species: Agrostis microphylla
Name
Agrostis microphylla Steud.
References
Synopsis Plantarum Glumacearum. Stuttgartiae 1:164. 1854
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]
Agrostis microphylla is a species of grass known by the common name small-leaf bentgrass. It is native to western North America from the Aleutian Islands to Baja California in Mexico,[1] where it grows along coastal cliffs, on serpentine mountain slopes, and in vernal pools.
Description
This is a winter-flowering annual bunchgrass approaching half a meter in maximum height. The inflorescence is a dense cylindrical panicle up to 12 centimeters long. The spikelets are yellowish, greenish, or purplish, and very narrow and pointed.
Distribution
Agrostis microphylla is native to western North America: the Aleutian Islands, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, California and Baja California in northwestern Mexico.[1]
References
"Agrostis microphylla", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-16
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