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Agrostis exarata is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific bentgrass, spike bentgrass, and spike redtop. It is native to western North America from Texas to the Aleutian Islands. This is a common perennial grass reaching one to three feet in height with long, thin, flat leaves each with a ligule of 2 to 4 millimeters. The tuft flower cluster may be up to 30 centimeters long and is usually dense with tiny spikelets. It reproduces mainly by seed, but it can also spread via rhizome. This bunchgrass occurs in many plant communities in varied climates. It is considered good forage for livestock.
Grass
1 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Yellow
Spring
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Open disturbed places
Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Red Fir Forest, Forest, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 4 likely
Common Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Armyworm Moth
Mythimna unipuncta
Sandhill Skipper
Polites sabuleti