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Agrostis capillaris
Sign in to saveAlso known as common bent, colonial bent, browntop, colonial bentgrass
species of plant
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPoales
- FamilyPoaceae
Das Rote Straußgras (Agrostis capillaris) (oder Rot-Straußgras genannt), ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Straußgräser (Agrostis) innerhalb der Familie der Süßgräser (Poaceae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7,099
- With media
- 5,298
- Family
- Poaceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, CAS, TROM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Finland, Poland, Norway
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- herbaceous plant
- Parent taxon
- Agrostis
- Image
- Gewoon struisgras Agrostis tenuis.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Agrostis capillaris, the common bent, colonial bent, or browntop, is a rhizomatous and stoloniferous perennial in the grass family (Poaceae). It is native to Eurasia and has been widely introduced in many parts of the world. Colonial bent grows in moist grasslands and open meadows, and can also be found in agricultural areas, roadsides, and invading disturbed areas.
The name Agrostis comes from the Greek word meaning forage plant, agros meaning "a field".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agrostis capillaris” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.