OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrostis stolonifera   FAMILY Poaceae   Go to FSUS key



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


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image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

Li Nan, redrawn & modified by Sun Yingbao, for Flora of China    foci_22_459

        

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image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_agma10_001_lvd

        

image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950    pnd_agpa17_001_lhd

        

image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950    pnd_agst2_001_lhd

        

image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_agst2_006_lvd

        

image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

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.

image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

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.

image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

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).

image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

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).

image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

Barry Rice, sarracenia.com, Bugwood.org    bug_5391562

Month Unknown        

image of Agrostis stolonifera, Creeping Bentgrass

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

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)

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Invasive?

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

 

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