View source for Biology:Agrostis exarata

{{short description|Species of grass}}
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|image = Agrostis exarata.jpg
|genus = Agrostis
|species = exarata
|authority = Trin.
|synonyms = ''Agrostis aenea''<br>''Agrostis alaskana''<br>''Agrostis ampla''<br>''Agrostis asperifolia''<br>''Agrostis longiligula''<br>''Agrostis melaleuca''
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'''''Agrostis exarata''''' is a species of [[Biology:Poaceae|grass]] known by the common names '''spike bentgrass''',<ref name=PLANTS/> '''spike bent''',<ref name=BSBI07>{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }}</ref> '''Pacific bentgrass''', and '''spike redtop'''. It is native to western North America from Texas<ref name=PLANTS>{{cite web|url= http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=AGEX|title=Spike bentgrass|publisher= Plants Profile|work=USDA|accessdate=October 6, 2007}}</ref> to the [[Biography:Aleutian Islands|Aleutian Islands]].

==Description==
This is a common perennial grass reaching one to three feet in height with long, thin, flat leaves each with a [[Biology:Ligule|ligule]] of {{convert|2|-|4|mm}}.

The tuft inflorescence may be up to {{convert|30|cm}} long and is usually dense with tiny [[Biology:Raceme|spikelets]].<ref>[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8738,8766,8772 Jepson Manual Treatment]</ref> It reproduces mainly by seed, but it can also spread via [[Biology:Rhizome|rhizome]]. This bunchgrass occurs in many plant communities in varied climates. It is considered good forage for livestock.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=143 Calflora Database: ''Agrostis exarata'' (Spike redtop,  spike bentgrass)]
*[http://herbaria4.herb.berkeley.edu/eflora_display.php?tid=12284 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Agrostis exarata'']{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151003000012/http://herbarium.usu.edu/webmanual/info2.asp?name=Agrostis_exarata+&type=treatment The Grass Manual on the Web: Treatment of ''Agrostis'' + ''Agrostis exarata'']
*[http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/graminoid/agrexa/all.html USFS: Fire ecology of ''Agrostis exarata'']
*[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Agrostis+exarata UC Photos gallery — ''Agrostis exarata'']

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