Agrostis hendersonii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Agrostis hendersonii Hitchc.

Henderson's bent grass, Henderson's bentgrass

2005 Steve Matson

2022 Donald Burk

2011 Melanie S. Williams

Agrostis hendersonii is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found in Oregon.

also called Agrostis microphylla var. hendersonii

California Rare Plant Rank: 3.2 (review list).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~66 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: vernal-pools

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Agrostis aristiglumis
JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Agrostis microphylla var. hendersonii

Information about Agrostis hendersonii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AGHE3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 3.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/28/2024).