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PLANTS

Rough bent

Agrostis scabra

Plants
NativeHerbPerennialYellow flowers
Rough bent, photo 1 of 5
Rough bent, In flower
Rough bent, In fruit
76 cmHeight

Perennial herbaceous plant reaching 76 cm. Grows on the coast.

There are 483 observations of Rough bent in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Nord-du-Québec and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord181
  2. Nord-du-Québec71
  3. Capitale-Nationale36
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean32
  5. Laurentides21
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent21
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue20
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine18
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches18
  10. Estrie17
  11. Outaouais17
  12. Montérégie14
  13. Lanaudière9
  14. Centre-du-Québec5
  15. Mauricie3

Habitat

ShorelineGilles Douaire

Similar species

Tufted hairgrassDeschampsia cespitosa
Old switch panic grassPanicum virgatum
RedtopAgrostis gigantea
Colonial bentgrassAgrostis capillaris
Wavy hairgrassAvenella flexuosa
Petticoat-climberEragrostis spectabilis
Fowl bluegrassPoa palustris
Creeping bentgrassAgrostis stolonifera