Agrostis perennans - Upland Bent

Family:	Gramineae
Habit:	Perennial
Height:	0.9
Synonyms:
Range:	Eastern N. America - Quebec to Minnesota and south to Florida and Texas.

Agrostis perennans (Upland Bent) is a Perennial which grows to a height of 0.9m . It has a hardness rating of 0.
The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Wind

Soil Information

Upland Bent will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is / is important for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
- pH greater than 8, Basic soils
Upland Bent prefers either dry or moist soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Upland Bent can grow in semi or areas with no shade.

Open woods, thickets, rocky banks and dryish open soil[43].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Grows within a woodland garden
• Grows on a sunny edge
• Can be planted in Cultivated Beds

Cultivation Details

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].

Edible Uses*

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Edible Rating: 1/5
Seed[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].

• Seed - includes nuts, cereals, peas and beans.

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 0/5
None known

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.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Gray's Manual of Botany.
Fernald. M. L.
Author: Fernald. M. L.
Rating:
Publisher : A bit dated but good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
Date of Publication : 1950

An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada
Britton. N. L. Brown. A.
Author: Britton. N. L. Brown. A.
Rating:
Publisher : Reprint of a 1913 Flora, but still a very useful book.
Date of Publication : 1970

Manual of the Grasses of the United States
Hitchcock. A. S.
Author: Hitchcock. A. S.
Rating:
Publisher : 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.
Date of Publication : 1971

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