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Agrostis oregonensis

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Agrostis oregonensis

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Agrostis
Species:
A. oregonensis
Binomial name
Agrostis oregonensis

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

Description

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It is a perennial bunchgrass growing in 75 centimeters tall. The leaves are flat and up to 30 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a wide open array of wispy branches bearing clusters of spikelets each a few millimeters long.

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Agrostis oregonensis". NatureServe Explorer Agrostis oregonensis. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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