Agrostis microphylla
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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. microphylla
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Agrostis aristiglumis | |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Agrostis microphylla is native to western North America: the Aleutian Islands, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, California and Baja California in northwestern Mexico.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Agrostis microphylla", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-16
External links
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Categories:
- Agrostis
- Flora of the Aleutian Islands
- Flora of British Columbia
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of Washington (state)
- Flora of California
- Flora of Northwestern Mexico
- Bunchgrasses of North America
- Native grasses of California
- Grasses of the United States
- Grasses of Canada
- Grasses of Mexico
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Pooideae stubs