Poaceae
Seashore bentgrass
Agrostis pallens
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Agrostis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Seashore bentgrass
Synonyms
- Agrostis canina var. stolonifera Vasey
- Agrostis densiflora var. littorale (Vasey) Vasey
- Agrostis densiflora var. littoralis (Vasey) Vasey
- Agrostis diegoensis Vasey
- Agrostis diegoensis var. foliosa Vasey
- Agrostis exarata var. littoralis Vasey
- Agrostis foliosa Vasey
- Agrostis lepida Hitchc.
- Agrostis multiculmis Vasey ex Beal
- Agrostis pallens var. foliosa (Vasey) Hitchc.
- Agrostis pallens var. vaseyi H.St.John
Flowers
- Flower colour
- green (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruff tuff cream puff, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.