Agrostis perennans

Agrostis perennans, the upland bentgrass, upland bent, or autumn bent,[3] is a species of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae.

Agrostis perennans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Subfamily:Pooideae
Genus:Agrostis
Species:
A. perennans
Binomial name
Agrostis perennans
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Agrostis altissima (Walter) Tuck.
  • Agrostis anomala Willd., nom. superfl.
  • Agrostis campyla Tuck.
  • Agrostis canina subsp. grandiflora Hack., nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis chinantlae E.Fourn.
  • Agrostis cornucopiae Sm., nom. superfl.
  • Agrostis decumbens (Michx.) Link, nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis elata (Pursh) Trin.
  • Agrostis elegans Salisb., nom. superfl.
  • Agrostis exarata var. angustifolia Hack.
  • Agrostis fasciculata (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.
  • Agrostis flavidula Steud.
  • Agrostis humboldtiana Steud.
  • Agrostis hyemalis var. elata (Pursh) Fernald
  • Agrostis hyemalis var. oreophila (Trin.) Farw.
  • Agrostis intermedia Scribn., nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis kufuim Speg.
  • Agrostis michauxii Trin., nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis novae-angliae Tuck.
  • Agrostis noveboracensis Spreng.
  • Agrostis oreophila Trin.
  • Agrostis perennans var. aestivalis Vasey
  • Agrostis perennans var. elata (Pursh) Hitchc.
  • Agrostis perennans var. humilis Farw.
  • Agrostis pseudointermedia Farw.
  • Agrostis pulchella Kunth, nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis scabra Tuck., nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis scabra var. perennans (Walter) Alph.Wood
  • Agrostis schaffneri E.Fourn.
  • Agrostis schiedeana Trin.
  • Agrostis schweinitzii Trin.
  • Agrostis scribneriana Nash, nom. superfl.
  • Agrostis tacubayensis E.Fourn.
  • Agrostis tenuifolia var. fretensis Hook.f.
  • Agrostis violacea Phil., nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis weberbaueri Mez
  • Cornucopiae perennans Walter
  • Trichodium perennans (Walter) Elliott

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]

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