Poaceae

Alpine bentgrass

Podagrostis humilis (Vasey) Björkman

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Podagrostis

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Alpine bentgrass: This slender bunchgrass is rendered inconspicuous most of the time because it mixes with and hides among other more prominent grass species. The inflorescence i — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Alpine bentgrass

Synonyms

Agrostis humilis Vasey

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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). About our plant data.