Common Bent - Agrostis capillaries, species information page

Common Bent - Agrostis capillaries
Family - Poaceae
Also called - Colonial bent, Browntop

Common Bent Grass - Agrostis capillaries is a rhizomatous perennial native of Eurasia and a widely introduced invasive in many other parts of the world growing in moist grasslands and open meadows, agricultural fields, roadsides, and invading disturbed areas on neutral and acidic soils. The name "Agrostis" comes from the Greek word meaning forage plant. One of the taller bent species it grows in dense patches to 10-70cm (4-27in) high, with a ligule that is short and does not come to a point. The flowering panicles appear from May until June, they are finely branched and can look like a purple haze from a distance. The panicle persists in winter after the seeds have been shed.

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