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Agrostis exarata Trin.
spike bentgrass

       
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Photo of Agrostis exarata Trin.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Agrostis exarata Trin.

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Synonyms:
Agrostis exarata Trin.

  AGAE2 Agrostis aenea Trin.
  AGAL2 Agrostis alaskana Hultén
  AGAM2 Agrostis ampla Hitchc.
  AGAS4 Agrostis asperifolia Trin.
  AGEXM3 Agrostis exarata Trin. ssp. minor (Hook.) C.L. Hitchc.
  AGEXM Agrostis exarata Trin. var. minor Hook.
  AGEXM2 Agrostis exarata Trin. var. monolepis (Torr.) Hitchc.
  AGEXP2 Agrostis exarata Trin. var. pacifica Vasey
  AGEXP Agrostis exarata Trin. var. purpurascens Hultén
  AGLO2 Agrostis longiligula Hitchc.
  AGLOA Agrostis longiligula Hitchc. var. australis J.T. Howell
  AGME Agrostis melaleuca (Trin.) Hitchc.
  AGMIM Agrostis microphylla Steud. var. major Vasey
 

Distribution:
Agrostis exarata Trin.

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USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KY, MT, NE, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, NT, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Agrostis exarata Trin.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 35 species in Agrostis
 

Classification:
Agrostis exarata Trin.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Agrostis L. – bentgrass
Species Agrostis exarata Trin. – spike bentgrass
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Agrostis exarata Trin.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW NO NO NO FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NO

Agrostis alaskana:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO

Agrostis longiligula:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL OBL NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Agrostis exarata Trin.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40412.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

 
 
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