Agrostis elliottiana
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2015) |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Agrostis |
| Species: | A. elliottiana
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| Agrostis elliottiana | |
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Agrostis exigua | |
Agrostis elliottiana is a species of grass known by the common name Elliott's bent grass.
Distribution
[edit]It is a bunchgrass native to various parts of North America in disjunct locations, including north-central California, southwestern and southeastern United States, and the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico.[2]
Description
[edit]Agrostis elliottiana grows in a variety of habitats, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It is an annual grass growing up to about 45 centimeters tall. The leaves are short and thready. The inflorescence is an open array of wispy branches holding clusters of tiny spikelets, each just a few millimeters long but sporting a wavy awn which can reach a centimeter in length.
References
[edit]- ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Agrostis elliottiana". NatureServe Explorer Agrostis elliottiana. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Grass Manual Treatment Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual Treatment - Agrostis elliottiana
- USDA Plants Profile
- Agrostis elliottiana - Photo gallery
Categories:
- NatureServe secure species
- Agrostis
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Grasses of Mexico
- Native grasses of California
- Grasses of the United States
- Grasses of Alabama
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of Southeastern Mexico
- Flora of Missouri
- Pooideae stubs