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Agrostis L.
bentgrass
       
Symbol:   AGROS2  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Poaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Agrostis L.

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Distribution:
Agrostis L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Agrostis L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Agrostis aequivalvis (Trin.) Trin.. . Image Available.
Agrostis aequivalvis
arctic bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis anadyrensis Socz. [excluded]. .
Agrostis anadyrensis
Distribution of Agrostis avenacea J.F. Gmel.. . Image Available.
Agrostis avenacea
Pacific bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis blasdalei Hitchc.. . Image Available.
Agrostis blasdalei
Blasdale bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis canina L.. . Image Available.
Agrostis canina
velvet bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis capillaris L.. . Image Available.
Agrostis capillaris
colonial bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reuter. . Image Available.
Agrostis castellana
bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis clavata Trin.. . Image Available.
Agrostis clavata
clavate bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis clivicola Crampton. .
Agrostis clivicola
coastal bluff bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis curtisii Kerguelen. .
Agrostis curtisii
bristle bent
Distribution of Agrostis densiflora Vasey. . Image Available.
Agrostis densiflora
California bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis elliottiana Schult.. . Image Available.
Agrostis elliottiana
Elliott's bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis exarata Trin.. . Image Available.
Agrostis exarata
spike bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis gigantea Roth. . Image Available.
Agrostis gigantea
redtop
Distribution of Agrostis hallii Vasey. . Image Available.
Agrostis hallii
Hall's bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis hendersonii Hitchc.. . Image Available.
Agrostis hendersonii
Henderson's bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis hooveri Swallen. . Image Available.
Agrostis hooveri
Hoover's bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis howellii Scribn.. . Image Available.
Agrostis howellii
Howell's bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis humilis Vasey. . Image Available.
Agrostis humilis
alpine bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.. . Image Available.
Agrostis hyemalis
winter bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis idahoensis Nash. . Image Available.
Agrostis idahoensis
Idaho bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis mertensii Trin.. . Image Available.
Agrostis mertensii
northern bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis microphylla Steud.. . Image Available.
Agrostis microphylla
small-leaf bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis nebulosa Boiss. & Reut. [excluded]. .
Agrostis nebulosa
Distribution of Agrostis oregonensis Vasey. . Image Available.
Agrostis oregonensis
Oregon bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis pallens Trin.. . Image Available.
Agrostis pallens
seashore bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck.. . Image Available.
Agrostis perennans
upland bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis rossiae Vasey. . Image Available.
Agrostis rossiae
Ross' bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis sandwicensis Hillebr.. .
Agrostis sandwicensis
Hawai'i bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis scabra Willd.. . Image Available.
Agrostis scabra
rough bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis stolonifera L.. . Image Available.
Agrostis stolonifera
creeping bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis tandilensis (Kuntze) Parodi. . Image Available.
Agrostis tandilensis
Kennedy's bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis transcaspica Litv.. .
Agrostis transcaspica
Distribution of Agrostis variabilis Rydb.. .
Agrostis variabilis
mountain bentgrass
Distribution of Agrostis vinealis Schreb.. . Image Available.
Agrostis vinealis
brown bentgrass
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Agrostis 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
 

More Accounts and Images:
Agrostis L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40389.

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

Related Web Sites:
Agrostis L.

Utah State Intermountain Herbarium-Interactive Identification Keys
 
 
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