Vascular Plants of North Carolina
Account for Brown Bentgrass - Agrostis canina   L.
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AuthorL.
DistributionCollected in a vegetation plot -- Carolina Vegetation Survey -- in Swain County (Nantahala National Forest -- Little Tennessee River) -- on 22 June 1999 (NCU 696179).

"Native of Eurasia. Naturalized in North America to DE, se. PA (Rhoads & Block 2007), WV, and TN (Kartesz 1999)." (Weakley 2024a).
AbundanceVery rare or overlooked.
HabitatOver its Eastern U.S. range -- "Roadsides, disturbed open areas, lawns" (Weakley 2024a).
Phenology
IdentificationSee Weakley 2024a
Taxonomic CommentsBentgrasses, genus Agrostis, in NC are usually densely cespitose (many stems and basal leaves from a central area). Most leaves are basal, rather short, and slender, often folded lengthwise or involute (rounded in cross-section). Stem leaves are few in number. The inflorescence is open and airy or wispy, with 2-several branches from well-spaced nodes; towards their ends, these branches are again branched and support the spikelets. Spikelets each contain only a single floret, with 2 glumes (outer scale-like bodies) and one lemma (inner scale-like body) and a central fruit or seed. Glumes and lemmas are sharp pointed. Lemmas may or may not have a projecting awn. In grasses, the fruit is called a caryopsis or a grain; it is composed of the seed and a tightly fitting envelope (or pericarp).
Other Common Name(s)Velvet Bentgrass
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