- Agrostis curtisii
Taxobox
name = Bristle Bent
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Poales
familia =Poaceae
genus = "Agrostis "
species = "A. curtisii"
binomial = "Agrostis curtisii"
binomial_authority = L."Agrostis curtisii (Bristle Bent)" L. (syn. "A. setacea"
Sibth. ) is a species ofgrass in thePoaceae family native toEurasia .It is tufted, with hair like leaves. Stems grow up to 60 cm. Its spikelets are yellow-green in colour, and its lemmas are awned. The ligule is pointed.
Bristle Bent flowers in the UK from June until July and is found typically on dry heaths and moors.
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