Agrostis avenacea

Agrostis avenacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Agrostis
Species: A. avenacea
Binomial name
Agrostis avenacea
J.F.Gmel.
Synonyms

Agrostis retrofracta, Lachnagrostis filiformis[1]

Agrostis avenacea is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific bent grass, New Zealand wind grass, fairy grass,[2] or blown-grass.[1] It is native to Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific Islands including New Guinea and Easter Island.

Pacific bent grass is a tufted perennial grass growing up to 65 centimeters tall. The inflorescence is a panicle of wispy strands, each with several tiny, fuzzy spikelets at the end. The spikelets are two or three millimeters long.

In Australia it is a fire hazard,[2][3][4] and interferes with trains.[5][6]

Agrostis avenacea is known elsewhere as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is particularly invasive in California, where it is a weed of sensitive vernal pool ecosystems around San Diego.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Common Blown-Grass". Victorian Resources Online.
  2. 1 2 "Fairy Grass". City of Ballarat.
  3. ↑ "Opinions Split Over Fairy Grass Solutions". The Wimmera Mail-Times. 20 Jan 2012.
  4. ↑ "Controlling Lachnagrostis filiformis (Fairy grass) on dry lake beds in western Victoria, Australia" Check |url= value (help).
  5. ↑ "Trekking millipedes sideline trains". The Age. 29 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ballarat line infrastructure".
  7. ↑ California Invasive Plant Council

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