Scientific Name:
Agrostis canina
Pronunciation:
ag-ROSS-tiss kay-NEE-nuh
Common Name:
velvet bentgrass
Family Name:
Poaceae
Plant Type:
Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Non-tuft habit; rhizomes present; stolons slender, up to 25cm long; culms round in section; leaf vernation rolled, blade about 1mm wide, flat, tapering to a pointed, canoe-shaped tip, prominent veins on the upper side, finely toothed margins; auricles absent; ligule about 1mm long, jagged tip; sheath closed.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Oval - horizontal, Vase
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Golf green
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Red, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul
Fruit Type:
Grain (caryopsis)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
<2.5mm long; twisted awns with bend in middle; lemma 1.5-2 x <0.5mm, translucent; palea thin; 18,000 per gram
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Maintenance:
High
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House
- (WDY) WeeDY location