page_title: Agrostis stolonifera
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Agrostis stolonifera / Description
caption_attribution_description: Agrostis stolonifera, Ligula
context_page_description: Agrostis stolonifera is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae.
context_section_description: Agrostis stolonifera is stoloniferous and may form mats or tufts. The prostrate stems of this species grow to 0.4–1.0 metre (1 ft 4 in–3 ft 3 in) long with 2–10-centimetre (0.79–3.94 in) long leaf blades and a panicle reaching up to 40 cm (16 in) in height.
  The ligule is pointed and up to 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long. This differs from common bent, Agrostis capillaris, which is short and does not come to a point.
  The leaves are tapering, often with a blue-grey colour. The grass is not tufted and the spikelets are red and tightly closed within the panicle. It flowers in July and August.
caption: ligule is pointed up to 5mm long
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