Agrostis exarata

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Agrostis
Species:	Agrostis exarata Trin.
Common Name	Spike Bentgrass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: North America; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; EMP (FACW) (NWPL); KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Currently no photos are available for this plant.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Agrostis aenea	Agrostis aenea Trin.
Agrostis alascana	Agrostis alascana Hultén
Agrostis alashana	Agrostis alashana Hultén
Agrostis alaskana	Agrostis alaskana Hultén
Agrostis alaskana var. breviflora	Agrostis alaskana var. breviflora Hultén
Agrostis albicans	Agrostis albicans Buckley
Agrostis ampla	Agrostis ampla A.S. Hitchc.
Agrostis ampla f. monolepis	Agrostis ampla f. monolepis (Torr.) Beetle
Agrostis asperifolia	Agrostis asperifolia Trin.
Agrostis berlandieri	Agrostis berlandieri E. Fourn.
Agrostis canina var. aenea	Agrostis canina var. aenea Trin.
Agrostis canina var. melaleuca	Agrostis canina var. melaleuca Trin.
Agrostis drummondii	Agrostis drummondii Torr. ex Hook. f.
Agrostis durangensis	Agrostis durangensis
Agrostis exarata f. asperifolia	Agrostis exarata f. asperifolia (Trin.) Vasey
Agrostis exarata subsp. exarata	Agrostis exarata subsp. exarata
Agrostis exarata subsp. minor	Agrostis exarata subsp. minor (Hook.) C.L. Hitchc.
Agrostis exarata var. aenea	Agrostis exarata var. aenea (Trin.) Griseb.
Agrostis exarata var. exarata	Agrostis exarata var. exarata
Agrostis exarata var. minor	Agrostis exarata var. minor Hook.
Agrostis exarata var. monolepis	Agrostis exarata var. monolepis (Torr.) A.S. Hitchc.
Agrostis exarata var. pacifica	Agrostis exarata var. pacifica Vasey
Agrostis exarata var. purpurascens	Agrostis exarata var. purpurascens Hultén
Agrostis grandis	Agrostis grandis Trin.
Agrostis longiligula	Agrostis longiligula A.S. Hitchc.
Agrostis longiligula var. australis	Agrostis longiligula var. australis J.T. Howell
Agrostis longiligula var. longiligula	Agrostis longiligula var. longiligula Hitchc.
Agrostis melaleuca	Agrostis melaleuca (Trin.) A.S. Hitchc.
Agrostis microphylla var. major	Agrostis microphylla var. major Vasey
Agrostis scouleri	Agrostis scouleri
Polypogon monspeliensis var. monolepis	Polypogon monspeliensis var. monolepis

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Leslie (KY)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: KNK

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1993 - 1993