Poaceae
Agrostis

Agrostis idahoensis Nash

First published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24: 42 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Alaska to W. & W. Central U.S.A., Chile to S. Argentina. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Morphology General Habit
Perennial; caespitose. Culms 10-30 cm long. Lateral branches lacking. Leaves mostly basal. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 1-2 mm long; erose, or lacerate; obtuse, or acute. Leaf-blades flat, or conduplicate; 0.5-1.5 mm wide.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a panicle. Panicle open; ovate; 5-10 cm long. Primary panicle branches ascending. Panicle branches capillary; flexuous; scaberulous. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; laterally compressed; 1.6-2.4 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus glabrous.
Fertile
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; laterally compressed; 1.6-2.4 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma; shiny. Lower glume lanceolate; 1.6-2.4 mm long; 1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume primary vein scaberulous. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume lanceolate; 1.6-2.4 mm long; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Upper glume primary vein scaberulous. Upper glume lateral veins absent. Upper glume apex acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Fertile lemma elliptic; 1.3 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma lateral veins extending close to apex. Lemma apex muticous. Palea present, or absent or minute; 0-0.2 mm long; 0.1-0.2 length of lemma; hyaline.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Lodicules 2; 0.2-0.3 mm long; membranous. Anthers 3; 0.3 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Caryopsis with adherent pericarp. Hilum linear.
Distribution
North America: northwest USA, southwest USA, and south-central USA.
Reference
Aveneae. Fl Pac NW 1994.
[GB]

Sources

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0