Mt. Rainier

Mt. Rainier Flora -- Agrostis pallens -- (Seashore bent grass)

presented by Susan McDougall


Agrostis pallens

This tall, attractive grass is most common below 4,000 feet in meadows and open woods. The plants are somewhat tufted.

Author: Susan McDougall
Box Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.76643, -121.6346
Date: August 3, 2014
Agrostis pallens

The panicle is narrow, up to four inches long, and the spikelets have a single flower. The leaf blades are flat.

Author: Susan McDougall
Box Canyon, Mount Rainier National Park
GPS: 46.76643, -121.6346
Date: August 3, 2014

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