Agrostis capillaris Calflora

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Taxon Report

Agrostis capillaris L.

Colonial bentgrass

2021 John Rawlings

2009 Zoya Akulova

2005 Steve Matson

Agrostis capillaris is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Agrostis
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian, escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Agrostis sylvatica
PLANTS	Agrostis tenuis var. aristata
PLANTS	Agrostis tenuis var. hispida
PLANTS	Agrostis tenuis var. pumila
JEF + PLANTS	Agrostis tenuis
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Information about Agrostis capillaris from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AGCA5) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/04/2023).