Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrostis stolonifera
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Creeping Bentgrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrostis stolonifera
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Agrostis stolonifera
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-46-001:
Agrostis stolonifera FAMILY Poaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Agrostis palustris
INCLUDING Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Agrostis stolonifera
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Agrostis alba
COMMON NAME:
Creeping Bentgrass
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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Li Nan, redrawn & modified by Sun Yingbao, for Flora of China foci_22_459
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_agma10_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_agpa17_001_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_agst2_001_lhd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_agst2_006_lvd
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5387086
Month Unknown
Panicle open only at anthesis, otherwise contracted, often dense, per Flora of China.
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5387087
Month Unknown
Panicle narrow, linear to lanceolate, 5-20cm, open only at anthesis, per Flora of China.
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Joseph M. DiTomaso, University of California - Davis, Bugwood.org bug_5387088
Month Unknown
Often called Agrostis palustris in the turfgrass industry, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Barry Rice, sarracenia.com, Bugwood.org bug_5391561
Month Unknown
Flowers and seeds in a short plume that gradually opens as it matures, per Invasive Plants, Guide to Identification, Impacts and Control (Kaufman & Kaufman, 2007).
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Barry Rice, sarracenia.com, Bugwood.org bug_5391562
Month Unknown
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D. Walters & C. Southwick, USDA APHIS ITP, Bugwood.org bug_5444773
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrostis stolonifera
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrostis stolonifera
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Agrostis stolonifera
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-46-001:
Agrostis stolonifera
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Agrostis palustris
INCLUDING
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Agrostis stolonifera
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Agrostis alba
3810
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, wet, moist, or dry, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Common in Carolina Mountains & Piedmont (common, uncommon, or rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Panicle greenish or reddish
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain reddish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p338
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p339
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p147
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