Tickle Grass Agrostis hyemalis
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- Ah-GROH-stis hy-eh-MAY-liss
- Description
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Winter bentgrass is a native plant in the grass family (Poaceae) found throughout the eastern and central United States including North Carolina. It grows in poor dry to moist soils in disturbed areas as fields, madows, roadsides and along powerlines.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Agrostis
- Species:
- hyemalis
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- North America
- Distribution:
- AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV Canada: ON
- Wildlife Value:
- Provides nesting habitat for stem nesting bees
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
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Flowers:
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Flower Description:
- 6-9 inch long panicle of spikelets.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Type:
- Sheath
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Narrow 2-4 inch long green leaves are alternate along the stem
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
