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Agrostis avenacea
Also called Pacific bentgrass, Bentgrass, Blown Grass
Pacific bentgrass is a small tufted perennial grass native to Australia, New Zealand and Pacific islands, growing up to about 65 cm tall. It likes moist conditions and is mostly found near coasts and lake edges.
Lachnagrostis filiformis (syn. Agrostis avenacea) is a species of grass known by the common names Pacific bent grass, New Zealand wind grass, fairy grass, or blown-grass.
It is native to Australia, New Zealand, and other Pacific Islands including New Guinea and Easter Island.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lachnagrostis filiformis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
