Biology:Agrostis densiflora

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Agrostis densiflora
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Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Agrostis
Species:
A. densiflora
Binomial name
Agrostis densiflora
Vasey
Synonyms
  • Agrostis californica

Agrostis densiflora is a species of grass known by the common name California bent grass. It is endemic to the coast of northern and central California , United States, where it grows in habitat along the immediate coastline, such as dunes and bluffs.

Description

It is a perennial grass growing in tufts between 10 and 85 cm (3.9 and 33.5 in) tall. The small inflorescence is a few centimeters long and is a dense, cylindrical array of tiny spikelets, each up to about 3 mm (0.12 in) in length.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4694274 entry