Agrostis microphylla
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|genus = Agrostis
|species = microphylla
|authority = Steud.
|synonyms = Agrostis aristiglumis
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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, where it grows along coastal cliffs, on serpentine mountain slopes, and in vernal pools.
Description
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
Agrostis microphylla is native to western North America: the Aleutian Islands, British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, California and Baja California in northwestern Mexico.
References
External links
- [https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=12307 Jepson Manual Treatment]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AGMI3 USDA Plants Profile]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Agrostis+microphylla Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of the Aleutian Islands
Category:Flora of British Columbia
Category:Flora of Washington (state)
Category:Flora of Northwestern Mexico
Category:Bunchgrasses of North America
Category:Native grasses of California
Category:Grasses of the United States
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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