Biology:Agrostis idahoensis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Agrostis idahoensis
Agrostis idahoensis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Agrostis
Species:
A. idahoensis
Binomial name
Agrostis idahoensis
Nash
Synonyms

Agrostis tenuis

Agrostis idahoensis is a species of grass known by the common name Idaho bent grass. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Colorado, where it grows in several habitat types.

Description

It is a perennial grass growing in short tufts up to 30 centimeters tall. The leaves are thready and a few centimeters long. The inflorescence is an open, thin array of wispy branches bearing spikelets each a few millimeters long.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4694279 entry