''Agrostis perennans'', the upland bentgrass, upland bent, or autumn bent, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family,

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Description

This perennial bunchgrass grows in clumps without

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s, with erect stems growing to about 8-31 inches (20–80 cm).Grass Manual on the Web
Retrieved 2010-03-15. The species name ''perennans'' means "perennial".

Distribution

''Agrostis perennans'', upland bentgrass, is native to North and South America; it grows in fields, fens, open woods, thickets, and along roadsides.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4694289 perennans Bunchgrasses of North America Bunchgrasses of South America Grasses of North America Flora of North America Grasses of South America Flora of South America Flora of Georgia (U.S. state)