Biology:Agrostis avenacea
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| Species: | A. avenacea
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| Agrostis avenacea | |
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Agrostis retrofracta, Lachnagrostis filiformis[1] | |
Agrostis avenacea is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific bent grass, New Zealand wind grass, fairy grass,[1][2] or blown-grass.[1] It is native to Australia , New Zealand, and other Pacific Islands including New Guinea and Easter Island. While it is found in a wide variety of habitats, it seems particularly invasive in areas with damp soils, such as areas near bodies of water.[3] It has been introduced to southern Africa,[4] the United Kingdom ,[5] Taiwan, the southern United States and Mexico.[6]
Pacific bent grass is a tufted perennial grass growing up to 65 centimeters tall. The leaf blades are flat and about 8-25 centimeters long and 2-3 millimeters wide.[3] The stems, which are round or polygonal, are hollow.[5] The inflorescence, which appears in June and July, may be from 7-30 centimeters long. It consists of a panicle of wispy strands, each with several tiny, fuzzy spikelets at the end. The spikelets are two or three millimeters long.[7]
In Australia it is a fire hazard,[2][8][9] and interferes with trains.[10][11]
Agrostis avenacea is known elsewhere as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is particularly invasive in California , where it is a weed of sensitive vernal pool ecosystems around San Diego.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Common Blown-Grass". Victorian Resources Online. http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/water_sss_common_blown.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fairy Grass". City of Ballarat. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20120319185546/http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/waste-and-environment/environment/fairy-grass.aspx.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Roberts, Philip D.; Parker, Chris (December 10, 2019). "Agrostis avenacea (Pacific bent grass)". https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/95130.
- ↑ "Agrostis avenacea J.F.Gmel." (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/2706451.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Agrostis avenacea : Blown-grass | NBN Atlas". https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0000455670#overview.
- ↑ Jung, Ming-Jer; Wu, Tian-Shung; Kuoh, Chang-Sheng (September 30, 2005). "Notes on Newly Recorded Grasses in Taiwan". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251779077_Notes_on_Newly_Recorded_Grasses_in_Taiwan#pf2.
- ↑ "Agrostis avenacea". https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=12268.
- ↑ "Opinions Split Over Fairy Grass Solutions". The Wimmera Mail-Times. 20 Jan 2012. http://www.mailtimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/opinions-split-over-fairy-grass-solutions/2426874.aspx.
- ↑ "Controlling Lachnagrostis filiformis (Fairy grass) on dry lake beds in western Victoria, Australia". http://archimedes.ballarat.edu.au:8080/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/21708.
- ↑ "Trekking millipedes sideline trains". The Age. 29 March 2012. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/trekking-millipedes-sideline-trains-20120328-1vyri.html.
- ↑ "Ballarat line infrastructure". Archived from the original on 2013-04-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20130412144623/http://railgallery.wongm.com/ballarat-station/.
- ↑ California Invasive Plant Council
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2713208 entry
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