Agrostis microphylla

Taxobox
name = "Agrostis microphylla"

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image_width = 250px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Poaceae
genus = "Agrostis"
species = "A. microphylla"
binomial = "Agrostis microphylla"
binomial_authority = Steud.
synonyms = "Agrostis aristiglumis"

"Agrostis microphylla" is a species of grass known by the common name small-leaf bentgrass. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California, where it grows along coastal cliffs, on serpentine mountain slopes, and in vernal pools. This is a winter-flowering annual grass approaching half a meter in maximum height. The inflorescence is a dense cylindrical panicle up to 12 centimeters long. The spikelets are yellowish, greenish, or purplish, and very narrow and pointed.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8766,8779 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AGMI3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Agrostis+microphylla Photo gallery]