Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck. is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck.

Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck.

Agrostis perennans, or upland bentgrass, is a native perennial bunchgrass native to the Americas.

Family
Genus
Agrostis
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck.

Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck. is a perennial bunchgrass. It grows in clumps, and does not produce rhizomes or stolons. Its erect stems reach a height of 8 to 31 inches, or 20 to 80 cm. The specific epithet perennans translates to "perennial". This species is commonly called upland bentgrass, and it is native to North and South America. It grows in a variety of habitats including fields, fens, open woods, thickets, and alongside roadsides.

Photo: (c) John Beetham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by John Beetham · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Agrostis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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