Agrostis hendersonii
Species of flowering plant
Agrostis hendersonii | |
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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. hendersonii |
Binomial name | |
Agrostis hendersonii Hitchc. | |
Synonyms | |
Agrostis aristiglumis |
Agrostis hendersonii is an uncommon species of grass known by the common name Henderson's bent grass. It is native to northern California and Oregon, where it is a rare member of the flora in scattered vernal pool habitats. It is an annual grass ranging in maximum height from 6 to 70 centimeters. It has short, narrow leaves only a few centimeters long. The inflorescence is a dense, narrow, cylindrical tuft no longer than 5 centimeters in length, made up of small spikelets with hairlike tips and bent awns.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
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