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Agrostis humilis  Vasey
Mountain bent grass
© 2004 Steve Matson
© 2015 Belinda Lo
© 2015 Belinda Lo
© 2015 Belinda Lo
Agrostis humilis is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Agrostis thurberiana
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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~315 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Genus: Agrostis
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSAgrostis thurberiana
JEF + PLANTSPodagrostis humilis
JEF + PLANTSPodagrostis thurberiana
Information about  Agrostis humilis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (AGHU)

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[Wikipedia] Habitat: Alpine and subalpine meadows and screes at higher elevations. Meadows, fens, and open woodlands at lower elevations. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 03/28/2025).