Agrostis perennans - Upland Bent
Vivace (0.9m de haut).
Habitat
- Exposition
- Plein soleil ou mi-ombre
- Humidité
- Sol sec à moyen.
- Sol
- Tous sols. Nécessite un sol drainant.
- pH
- Sol acide ou calcaire
- Habitat originel
- Open woods, thickets, rocky banks and dryish open soil[43].
- Origine géographique
- Eastern N. America - Quebec to Minnesota and south to Florida and Texas.
Comestibilité
- Graines [161, 177].
- No further details are given, though it is probably used as a cereal [K].
- The seed is very small, its collection and utilization would be very fiddly [K].
Culture
- We have very little information on the needs of this plant, and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain .
- Judging by its native range, however, it is likely to succeed in most areas of this country .
- Growing in a variety of habitats in the wild, though usually in dry soils, it is likely to be quite adaptable here so long as the ground is well-drained [K].
- This is a very variable plant in the wild, it is erect and rather stout when growing in dry open ground, but weak with a lax panicle when growing in the shade [236].
Propagation
- Seed - sow outdoors in a seedbed in spring and only just cover the seed [133].
- It usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks so long as the soil does not dry out .
Pollinisation
- Type de fleur
- Hermaphrodite (les fleurs ont des organes mâles et femelles)
- Auto-fertile
- Non
- Pollinisateurs
- Vent
Divers
- Pollution
- Non
- Autres réferences
- [43, 235, 236]
Réferences
[43] Gray's Manual of Botany. 1950.
A bit dated but good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
A bit dated but good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
[133] Growing from Seed. Volume 1. 1987.
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
Very readable magazine with lots of information on propagation.
[161] Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237.
A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader.
A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader.
[177] Plants for Human Consumption. 1984.
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
[235] An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada 1970.
Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book.
Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book.
[236] Manual of the Grasses of the United States 1971.
A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader.
A nice and comprehensive flora, though a bit dated. Good line drawings of each plant, plus a brief idea of the habitat and a few notes on plant uses. Not for the casual reader.
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