Agrostis elliottiana
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|image = Agrostis elliottiana BB-1913.png
|genus = Agrostis
|species = elliottiana
|authority = Schult.
|synonyms = Agrostis exigua
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Agrostis elliottiana is a species of grass known by the common name Elliott's bent grass.
Distribution
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.[http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Agrostis_elliottiana&type=treatment Grass Manual Treatment] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611145902/http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Agrostis_elliottiana&type=treatment |date=June 11, 2011 }}
Description
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
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External links
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8766,8771 Jepson Manual Treatment - Agrostis elliottiana]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AGEL4 USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Agrostis+elliottiana Agrostis elliottiana - Photo gallery]
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Category:Bunchgrasses of North America
Category:Native grasses of California
Category:Grasses of the United States
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Flora of the Southwestern United States
Category:Flora of the Southeastern United States
Category:Flora of Southeastern Mexico
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