PLANTS Profile for Agrostis capillaris (colonial bentgrass)

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Agrostis capillaris L.
colonial bentgrass

Symbol:

AGCA5

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
AK		I
HI		I
CAN		I
GL		I
SPM		I

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Agrostis tenuis

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Agrostis capillaris L.

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Synonyms:
Agrostis capillaris L.

	AGSY2	Agrostis sylvatica Huds.
	AGTE	Agrostis tenuis Sibth.
	AGTEA	Agrostis tenuis Sibth. var. aristata (Parnell) Druce
	AGTEH	Agrostis tenuis Sibth. var. hispida (Willd.) Philipson
	AGTEP	Agrostis tenuis Sibth. var. pumila (L.) Druce
	AGVU2	Agrostis vulgaris With.

Distribution:
Agrostis capillaris L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CT, DC, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WY), CAN (BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Agrostis capillaris L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 35 species in Agrostis

Classification:
Agrostis capillaris L.

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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 capillaris L. – colonial bentgrass

Introduced Information:
Agrostis capillaris L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Agrostis capillaris L.

Agrostis tenuis:

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

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Agrostis capillaris L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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 185249.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Agrostis capillaris L.

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

Time Generated: 09/25/2008 10:03 AM MDT