PLANTS Profile for Agrostis mertensii (northern bentgrass)

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PLANTS Profile

Agrostis mertensii Trin.
northern bentgrass

Symbol:

AGME3

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Agrostis borealis

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Agrostis mertensii Trin.

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Synonyms:
Agrostis mertensii Trin.

	AGBA5	Agrostis bakeri Rydb.
	AGBO2	Agrostis borealis Hartm.
	AGBOA3	Agrostis borealis Hartm. var. americana (Scribn.) Fernald
	AGBOP	Agrostis borealis Hartm. var. paludosa (Scribn.) Fernald
	AGIDB	Agrostis idahoensis Nash var. bakeri (Rydb.) W.A. Weber
	AGMEB	Agrostis mertensii Trin. ssp. borealis (Hartm.) Tzvelev
	AGRU2	Agrostis rupestris auct. non All.

Distribution:
Agrostis mertensii Trin.


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USA (AK, CO, ME, MT, NC, NH, NY, SC, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Agrostis mertensii Trin.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 35 species in Agrostis

Classification:
Agrostis mertensii 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 mertensii Trin. – northern bentgrass

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Agrostis mertensii Trin.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
boreal bentgrass		Threatened
New York:
northern bentgrass		Threatened
Tennessee:
Arctic bentgrass		Special Concern
Washington:
Agrostis borealis
northern bentgrass		Sensitive

Wetland Indicator Status:
Agrostis mertensii Trin.

Agrostis borealis:

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

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Agrostis mertensii Trin.

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 182507.

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 12:00 AM MDT