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  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
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  7. Bent Grass
  8. Velvet Bent

species 890 observations

Velvet Bent

Agrostis canina

Status
present
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Agrostis canina, the velvety bentgrass, brown bent or velvet bent, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae.

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Supports All

21 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Large Heath, Virginia Ctenucha Moth, False Wainscot, Topiary Grass-veneer 9
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Mallard, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw, Redpoll 11
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Common Eastern Bumble Bee 1

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Plant type
Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial

From USDA PLANTS.

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