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coast agropogon
Scientific Name: ×Agropogon littoralis
Family: Poaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Coast Agropogon (Agropogon littoralis)
Coast Agropogon, scientifically known as Agropogon littoralis, is a graminoid belonging to the Poaceae family. It's also known as Perennial Beard-grass.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Agropogon littoralis (Sm.) C.E. Hubbard
- Family: Poaceae (Grass Family)
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
- Genus: Agropogon
- Synonyms/Related Species: Mentions of hybrids with *Agrostis stolonifera* to produce *Agropogon lutosus*, and potentially *Agropogon robinsonii*. Also referenced are *Agropogon hondoensis* and possible synonyms or misidentifications of *Polypogon monospeliensis*.
Distribution and Habitat
- Primarily found in coastal environments.
- Specifically mentioned locations include the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States, Alabama, Victoria (Australia), Great Britain (Norfolk coast, Dorset coast), and South Wales.
- Favors dry, brackish mud of ditches, salt-pans, and hoof-marks in the upper part of saltmarshes and in coastal grazing marshes.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Graminoid in form.
- Perennial, meaning it lives for more than two years.
Ecology
- Prefers lowland environments.
- Hybridizes with Agrostis stolonifera, producing the sterile Agropogon lutosus.
Further Information
- Tropicos database
- The Plant List
- IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
- Australian Plant Name Index
- NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium
- British Database of World Flora and Fauna