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Agrostis stolonifera

Creeping Bentgrass

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147143

Element CodePMPOA04140

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderCyperales

FamilyPoaceae

GenusAgrostis

Synonyms

Agrostis alba var. palustris(Huds.) Pers.Agrostis palustrisHuds.

Other Common Names

Agrostide stolonifère (FR) creeping bentgrass (EN) Spreading Bentgrass (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1984-02-09

Edition Date2011-10-07

Edition AuthorsTreher, A.

Range Extent Comments

Native to Europe and North Africa and was probably introduced to North America prior to 1750. However, some native populations may exist in North America. It occurs throughout the U.S. and Canada from the subartic to Mexico (Esser 1994, FNA 2007).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Grows in temporarily flooded habtiats including lakesides, marshes, salt marshes, lawns, moist fields, forest openings, stream sides, and damp fields. Typically occurs at low to middle elevations (FNA 2007).

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Arizona	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNA	No
Maine	SNA	No
West Virginia	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
New York	S5	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Hawaii	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Rhode Island	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Kansas	SNA	No
Washington	SNR	Yes
Navajo Nation	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNA	No
Oregon	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
Utah	SNR	Yes
Idaho	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	SNA	No
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNA	No
Iowa	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Illinois	S3	Yes
North Carolina	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Wyoming	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Michigan	SNA	No
New Hampshire	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Alabama	SNA	No
Nevada	SNR	Yes
California	SNR	Yes
Alaska	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Island of Newfoundland	SNA	No
Labrador	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	S5	Yes
Quebec	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Alberta	SNA	No
New Brunswick	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

California (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Yuba	Tahoe National Forest	7,379
West Girard	Shasta-Trinity National Forest	37,516

Montana (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
East Pioneer	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	145,082
West Pioneer	Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest	248,631

North Dakota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Magpie	Dakota Prairie Grasslands	21,281

Utah (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Stump Creek	Caribou National Forest	355

Wyoming (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Salt River Range	Bridger-Teton National Forest	235,661

References (3)

Esser, L. L. 1994. Agrostis stolonifera. In: Fire Effects Information System. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available online: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/ (Accessed 7 October 2011).
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.