Agrostis stolonifera

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusAgrostis
Species:Agrostis stolonifera L.
Common NameCreeping Bentgrass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; 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
StatusNot Native; AGCP (FACW), EMP (FACW) (NWPL); TN[SNR] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Agrostis adscendens Agrostis adscendens Lange
Agrostis alba subsp. patula Agrostis alba subsp. patula (Gaudin) Arcang.
Agrostis alba subsp. stolonifera Agrostis alba subsp. stolonifera (L.) V. Jirásek
Agrostis alba subsp. stolonizans Agrostis alba subsp. stolonizans (Besser ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Lavrenko
Agrostis alba var. compacta Agrostis alba var. compacta Hartm.
Agrostis alba var. palustris Agrostis alba var. palustris (Huds.) Pers.
Agrostis alba var. stolonifera Agrostis alba var. stolonifera (L.) Sm.
Agrostis albida Agrostis albida Trin.
Agrostis ambigua Agrostis ambigua Roem. & Schult.
Agrostis aristulata Agrostis aristulata Müll. Hal.
Agrostis brevis Agrostis brevis Knapp
Agrostis bryoides Agrostis bryoides Dumort.
Agrostis caespitosa Agrostis caespitosa
Agrostis capillaris var. stolonifera Agrostis capillaris var. stolonifera (L.) Druce
Agrostis decumbens Agrostis decumbens Host
Agrostis depressa Agrostis depressa Vasey
Agrostis dulcis Agrostis dulcis (Pers.) Sibth. ex Kunth
Agrostis eliasii Agrostis eliasii Sennen
Agrostis filifolia Agrostis filifolia Link
Agrostis flava Agrostis flava O.F. Müll.
Agrostis glaucescens Agrostis glaucescens (C. Presl) Spreng.
Agrostis jacutica Agrostis jacutica Schischk.
Agrostis karsensis Agrostis karsensis
Agrostis macrantha Agrostis macrantha Schischk.
Agrostis maritima Agrostis maritima Lam.
Agrostis mutabilis Agrostis mutabilis Knapp
Agrostis nemoralis Agrostis nemoralis Phil.
Agrostis palustris Agrostis palustris Huds.
Agrostis patula Agrostis patula Gaudin
Agrostis polymorpha var. stolonifera Agrostis polymorpha var. stolonifera (L.) Huds.
Agrostis prostrata Agrostis prostrata Hook. f.
Agrostis reptans Agrostis reptans Rydb.
Agrostis sibirica Agrostis sibirica Petrov
Agrostis sicula Agrostis sicula Kunth
Agrostis sinaica Agrostis sinaica Boiss.
Agrostis stolonifera f. aristigera Agrostis stolonifera f. aristigera Fernald
Agrostis stolonifera f. patula Agrostis stolonifera f. patula (Gaudin) Beldie
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. albida Agrostis stolonifera subsp. albida (Trin.) Tzvelev
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. palustris Agrostis stolonifera subsp. palustris
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. stolonizans Agrostis stolonifera subsp. stolonizans (Besser ex Schult. & Schult. f.) Soó
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. straminea Agrostis stolonifera subsp. straminea (Hartman) Tzvelev
Agrostis stolonifera var. compacta Agrostis stolonifera var. compacta Hartman
Agrostis stolonifera var. palustris Agrostis stolonifera var. palustris (Huds.) Farw.
Agrostis stolonifera var. prorepens Agrostis stolonifera var. prorepens W.D.J. Koch
Agrostis stolonizans Agrostis stolonizans Besser ex Schult. & Schult. f.
Agrostis straminea Agrostis straminea Hartman
Agrostis tenuis var. stolonifera Agrostis tenuis var. stolonifera (L.) Podp.
Agrostis vulgaris var. stolonifera Agrostis vulgaris var. stolonifera (L.) G. Mey.
Agrostis zerovii Agrostis zerovii Klokov
Apera palustris Apera palustris (Huds.) Gray
Milium maritimum Milium maritimum (Lam.) Clem. & Rubic
Milium stoloniferum Milium stoloniferum (L.) Lag.
Sporobolus gaudichaudii Sporobolus gaudichaudii (Steud.) Albov
Vilfa gaudichaudii Vilfa gaudichaudii Steud.
Vilfa maritima Vilfa maritima (Lam.) P. Beauv.
Vilfa stolonifera Vilfa stolonifera (L.) P. Beauv.

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: Ballard (KY), Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Clark (KY), Franklin (KY), Garrard (KY), Greenup (KY), Hopkins (KY), Laurel (KY), Lincoln (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Madison (KY), Menifee (KY), Montgomery (KY), Morgan (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Scott (KY), Todd (KY), Warren (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), DeKalb (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Van Buren (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100115334 Laurel Kentucky 16 Jun 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6397
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115409 Rockcastle Kentucky 14 Oct 1980 G. Murphy
29
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
N/A Powell Kentucky 16 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21877
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115417 Rowan Kentucky 01 Jul 1990 Ronald L. Jones
6491
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115425 Todd Kentucky 02 Jul 1949 Floyd Brown
622
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100775541 Menifee Kentucky 21 Aug 1991 Ross C. Clark
22596
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115326 Garrard Kentucky 25 Jun 1984 Donna A. Godbey
686
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115318 Franklin Kentucky 11 Jul 1984 Steven Rice
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115284 Clark Kentucky 17 Jul 1993 Robert Klein
21
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100776515 Powell Kentucky 16 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21877
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115359 Lyon Kentucky 17 Jun 1965 William H. Ellis
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115292 Franklin Kentucky 15 Jun 1980 Donald K. Walker
267
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
N/A Menifee Kentucky 21 Aug 1991 Ross C. Clark
22596
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115383 Montgomery Kentucky 27 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
487
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
N/A Menifee Kentucky 21 Aug 1991 Ross C. Clark
22596
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115490 Roane Tennessee 10 Jun 1978 Henry R. DeSelm
341
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115391 Pulaski Kentucky 23 Jun 1988 Frances Carter
70
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115466 Cheatham Tennessee 24 Sep 1990 Ronald Jones
6718
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
ETSU002784 Tennessee
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
ETSU002786 Unicoi Tennessee 04 Jul 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
ETSU002785 Unicoi Tennessee 01 Sep 2014 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
ETSU005791 Greene Tennessee 06 Jul 2015 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 15 Jul 2013 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
31973000020625 Madison Kentucky 13 Jul 1995 Gelis, Rudy
R-41
KNK
Agrostis stolonifera
31973000020624 Madison Kentucky 18 Jul 1995 Thompson, Ralph
R-97
KNK
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003987 Morgan Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003989 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003991 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003982 Menifee Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003985 Morgan Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003983 Bath Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003986 Morgan Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003988 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003990 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003992 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
MDKY00003984 Morgan Kentucky
MDKY
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028609 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028606 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028892 Ballard Kentucky
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028618 Union Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028615 Morgan Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028619 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028891 McCracken Kentucky
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028607 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028614 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028608 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028620 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028897 Bell Kentucky
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028907 Greenup Kentucky
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028610 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028617 Union Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028616 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028612 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028611 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
TENN-V-0028613 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis stolonifera
UCHT002575 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Agrostis stolonifera
UCHT002574 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Agrostis stolonifera
UCHT002576 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Agrostis stolonifera
UCHT002577 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Agrostis stolonifera
UCHT002578 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Agrostis stolonifera
008419 Van Buren Tennessee
BOON
Agrostis stolonifera
APSC0097830 Hopkins Kentucky
APSC
Agrostis stolonifera
APSC0035081 Roane Tennessee
APSC
Agrostis stolonifera
APSC0097852 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Agrostis stolonifera
HTTU011738 White Tennessee
HTTU
Agrostis stolonifera
HTTU011737 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Agrostis stolonifera
HTTU011739 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Agrostis stolonifera
UOS07549 Franklin Tennessee 29 Jun 2009 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Agrostis stolonifera
ETSU033635 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
ETSU033638 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 28 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
ETSU033636 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
ETSU027028 Hawkins Tennessee 28 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
191184
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
ETSU033637 Carter Tennessee 23 Sep 2012 Frosty Levy
ETSU
Agrostis stolonifera
MEM008428 Livingston Kentucky 05 Jul 1970 Raymond Athey
1092
MEM
Agrostis stolonifera
MEM007538 Ballard Kentucky 17 Jun 1970 Raymond Athey
1010
MEM
Agrostis stolonifera
MEM020181 Lauderdale Tennessee 12 Jun 1972 Patrick Keiran
420
MEM
Agrostis stolonifera
MEM015481 Scott Kentucky 14 Jul 1955 Mary E. Wharton
9167
MEM
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115342 Lincoln Kentucky 03 Jul 1993 Ronald L. Jones
7420
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
N/A Powell Kentucky 16 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21877
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115474 Coffee Tennessee 07 Oct 1978 Henry R. DeSelm
404
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115300 Franklin Kentucky 03 Jul 1979 Steven Rice
FR-223
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115367 Madison Kentucky 28 Jun 1978 J. Stuart Lassetter
3031
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115375 Madison Kentucky 26 Aug 1993 Gary W. Libby
OB-588
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
31234100115482 Montgomery Tennessee 11 Jun 1949 Floyd Brown
621
EKY
Agrostis stolonifera
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