© 2001 Joe DiTomaso
(CalPhotos)
© 2008 Zoya Akulova
(CalPhotos)
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Agrostis avenacea Gmelin |
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Agrostis avenacea, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.
The California Invasive Plant Council
(Cal-IPC)
lists plants that cause serious problems in native ecosystems.
In the 2006 list,
Cal-IPC classifies the statewide impact of
Agrostis avenacea as limited
(plant profile).
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| Common names: |
Pacific bentgrass
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Communities: |
introduced plant which is becoming naturalized, wetland-riparian |
| Wetlands: | usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.] |
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Elevation:
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between 0 and 984 feet |
Family: Poaceae |
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| Related names: | See a list of other species in the genus Agrostis found in California.
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