Agrostis blasdalei
Species of flowering plant
| Agrostis blasdalei | |
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Conservation status | |
 Imperiled (NatureServe)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Agrostis |
| Species: | A. blasdalei |
| Binomial name | |
| Agrostis blasdalei Hitchc. | |
Agrostis blasdalei is a species of grass known by the common name Blasdale's bent grass. It is endemic to the coast of northern California, where it grows in habitat along the immediate coastline, such as dunes and bluffs.
Description
It is a perennial grass growing in tufts up to 30 centimeters tall. It has short, thready leaves a few centimeters long. The inflorescence is a thin cylindrical array of tiny spikelets, each up to 4 millimeters in length.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Blasdale bentgrass (AGBL) on USDA Plants Profile
- Photos of agrostis blasdalei on CalPhotos, UC Berkeley
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