Bath Wildlife Sightings

Polypogon monspeliensis (Annual Beard-grass), Marlborough Street, Bath, ST7465

Confirmed

Date first seen

Date last seen

Frequency of Sighting

Species

Polypogon monspeliensis (Linnaeus) Desf. - 1798 (Annual Beard-grass)

Evidence

Quantity

Large colony

Locality

Marlborough Street, Bath

Habitat

Paving

Environmental Conditions

Sunny position

Grid Reference

ST7446655

Other Information

Plants large or dwarf depending on the amount of soil or moisture available. Second recent record in the city. Less often seen than its close relative Water Bent (Polypogon viridis) which is now quite common.

Recorded by

Rob Randall

Identified by

Rob Randall