Agrostis capillaris L. |
| Herbarium: | Rhodes College Herbarium (SWMT)Herbarium's Specimen Details Page |
Family: | Poaceae |
Currently Accepted Name: | Agrostis capillaris L. |
Herbarium Name Used: | Agrostis capillaris |
Locality: | United States. Tennessee. Shelby: Memphis, Overton Park, along main trail. |
Description: | Agrostis capillaris is a tufted perennial C3 tetraploid grass. It is variably described as reaching heights of 100cm. Roots have rhizomes and occasionally stolons. Leaves are flat, short and narrow measuring 100-150 x 1.5 mm. Ribs and regular and margins slightly rough. The entire plant is hairless. Spikelets are 1.5-3.5 mm in length and purplish brown to greenish in colour. Seed heads are usually 15cm long with spreading branches with tiny, brown seeds. It is a long-day plant with floral initials forming early May in the Northern hemisphere, with flowering peaking early July. |
Habitat: | Agrostis capillaris is a tufted perennial C3 tetraploid grass. It is variably described as reaching heights of 100cm. Roots have rhizomes and occasionally stolons. Leaves are flat, short and narrow measuring 100-150 x 1.5 mm. Ribs and regular and margins slightly rough. The entire plant is hairless. Spikelets are 1.5-3.5 mm in length and purplish brown to greenish in colour. Seed heads are usually 15cm long with spreading branches with tiny, brown seeds. It is a long-day plant with floral initials forming early May in the Northern hemisphere, with flowering peaking early July. |
Collector: | A. DeGenova 62 |
Date: | 21 April 2013 |
Accession No: | SWMT05063 |
Plant Atlas Link: | Plant Atlas Citation |