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Agrostis elliottiana is a species of grass known by the common name Elliott's bent grass. It is a bunchgrass native to various parts of North America in disjunct locations, including north-central California, southwestern and southeastern United States, and the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Agrostis elliottiana grows in a variety of habitats, including disturbed areas such as roadsides. It is an annual grass growing up to about 45 centimeters tall. The leaves are short and thready. The inflorescence is an open array of wispy branches holding clusters of tiny spikelets, each just a few millimeters long but sporting a wavy awn which can reach a centimeter in length.

Plant type

Grass

Size

2 ft Tall

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Color

Brown

Plant communities

Valley Grassland

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Roadside-Skipper

Amblyscirtes vialis

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Armyworm Moth

Mythimna unipuncta

Sandhill Skipper

Polites sabuleti