PLANTS Profile for Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bentgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Agrostis stolonifera L.
creeping bentgrass

Symbol:

AGST2

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 stolonifera L.

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Synonyms:
Agrostis stolonifera L.

	AGALP	Agrostis alba L. var. palustris (Huds.) Pers.
	AGALS	Agrostis alba L. var. stolonifera (L.) Sm.
	AGMA10	Agrostis maritima Lam.
	AGPA17	Agrostis palustris Huds.
	AGSTC	Agrostis stolonifera L. var. compacta Hartm.
	AGSTP	Agrostis stolonifera L. var. palustris (Huds.) Farw.

Distribution:
Agrostis stolonifera 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, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Agrostis stolonifera L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 35 species in Agrostis

Classification:
Agrostis stolonifera 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 stolonifera L. – creeping bentgrass

U.S. Weed Information:
Agrostis stolonifera L.

creeping bentgrass
redtop
redtop bent
seaside bentgrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP		Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
WSWS		Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Introduced Information:
Agrostis stolonifera 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 stolonifera L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FACW

FAC+

FACW

FAC*

FACW

FACU

Agrostis stolonifera var. palustris:

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*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Agrostis stolonifera L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

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

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

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 40400.

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 Tennessee Herbarium.

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

Related Web Sites:
Agrostis stolonifera L.

University of Maryland: Perennial Grass Weeds and Their Control in Turf

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

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