Calflora Taxon Report
Agrostis pallens  Trin.
Leafy bent grass, Diego bent grass, Seashore bentgrass, Thingrass
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2021 John Rawlings
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2020 Susan McDougall
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2021 John Rawlings
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2015 Jeffery T. Wilcox
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2023 R.A. Chasey
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2023 R.A. Chasey
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2023 R.A. Chasey
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2019 Julian Geoghegan
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2022 John Rawlings
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2010 Toni Corelli
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2020 John Rawlings
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2020 John Rawlings
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2020 John Rawlings
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2024 John Malpas
Agrostis pallens is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Agrostis
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, meadows

Communities: Coastal Strand, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSAgrostis diegoensis
JEF + PLANTSAgrostis lepida
PLANTSAgrostis pallens var. vaseyi
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Calflora Nursery, Fulton: A fine textured, drought tolerant, spreading, perennial grass that forms an undulating, naturalistic, meadow look, or can be mowed and used as a lawn substitute.

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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