Relatives
Agrostis canina L. - Velvet Bent.
Taxonomic position.
Family Poaceae Benth. genus Agrostis L.Morphology and biology.
Perennial grass. Culms 40-90 cm tall. Leaves 3-9 cm long, 1-3.5 mm wide. Panicle 10-18 cm long, 2-5 cm wide, erect, with scabrous branches and rachis. Spikelets 1.75 - 2.25 mm long, violet, less often light green; lemma 1.25-1.75 mm long, with geniculate awn, less often awnless. Palea rudimentary. Flowers in June - July. Anemophilous. 2n=14, 28, 35, 42, 56.Distribution.
Forest and forest-steppe zones of the European part of the former USSR; Europe, eastern North America; alien or introduced in many non-tropical countries of both Hemispheres.Ecology.
Damp forest areas, damp and swampy meadows, low sedge fens.Use and economic value.
Forage and lawn grass.References:
Shelyag-Sosonko YuR., ed. Grasses of Ukraine. 1977. Kiev: Naukova Dumka. 518 p. (In Russian).Tzvelev NN. 1976. Grasses of the Soviet Union. Leningrad: Nauka. 788 p. (In Russian).