Agrostis scabra

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusAgrostis
Species:Agrostis scabra Willd.
Common NameRough Bentgrass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: BE; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; 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 4
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL); 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 geminata Agrostis geminata Trin.
Agrostis geminata f. exaristata Agrostis geminata f. exaristata Fernald
Agrostis geminata f. geminata Agrostis geminata f. geminata Trin.
Agrostis hiemalis var. geminata Agrostis hiemalis var. geminata (Trin.) Hitchc.
Agrostis hiemalis var. laxiflora Agrostis hiemalis var. laxiflora (Michx.) Beetle
Agrostis hyemalis f. exaristata Agrostis hyemalis f. exaristata (Fernald) Scoggan
Agrostis hyemalis f. tuckermanii Agrostis hyemalis f. tuckermanii (Fernald) Scoggan
Agrostis hyemalis var. geminata Agrostis hyemalis var. geminata (Trin.) A.S. Hitchc.
Agrostis hyemalis var. keweenawensis Agrostis hyemalis var. keweenawensis Farw.
Agrostis hyemalis var. laxiflora Agrostis hyemalis var. laxiflora
Agrostis hyemalis var. nutkaensis Agrostis hyemalis var. nutkaensis (Kunth) Scribn. & Merr.
Agrostis hyemalis var. scabra Agrostis hyemalis var. scabra (Willd.) H.L.Blomq.
Agrostis hyemalis var. tenuis Agrostis hyemalis var. tenuis (Tuckerman) Gleason
Agrostis laxiflora var. caespitosa Agrostis laxiflora var. caespitosa Torr.
Agrostis laxiflora var. montana Agrostis laxiflora var. montana (Torr.) Tuck.
Agrostis laxiflora var. scabra Agrostis laxiflora var. scabra (Willd.) Torr.
Agrostis laxiflora var. tenuis Agrostis laxiflora var. tenuis (Tuck.) Torr.
Agrostis michauxii var. laxiflora Agrostis michauxii var. laxiflora (Michaux) A. Gray
Agrostis nootkaensis Agrostis nootkaensis Trin.
Agrostis nutkaensis Agrostis nutkaensis Kunth
Agrostis pauzhetica Agrostis pauzhetica Prob.
Agrostis peckii Agrostis peckii House
Agrostis scabra f. exaristata Agrostis scabra f. exaristata (Fernald) Hultén
Agrostis scabra f. setigera Agrostis scabra f. setigera Fernald
Agrostis scabra f. tuckermanii Agrostis scabra f. tuckermanii Fernald
Agrostis scabra subsp. septentrionalis Agrostis scabra subsp. septentrionalis (Fern.) A.& D. Löve
Agrostis scabra var. aristata Agrostis scabra var. aristata Hultén
Agrostis scabra var. geminata Agrostis scabra var. geminata (Trin.) Swallen
Agrostis scabra var. keweenawensis Agrostis scabra var. keweenawensis (Farw.) Farw.
Agrostis scabra var. oreophila Agrostis scabra var. oreophila Alph. Wood
Agrostis scabra var. septentrionalis Agrostis scabra var. septentrionalis Fern.
Agrostis scabra var. tenuis Agrostis scabra var. tenuis Tuck.
Agrostis scabrata Agrostis scabrata Nutt. ex A. Gray
Agrostis scabriuscula Agrostis scabriuscula Buckley
Trichodium album Trichodium album J. Presl
Trichodium montanum Trichodium montanum
Vilfa scabra Vilfa scabra 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: Adair (KY), Calloway (KY), Lincoln (KY), McCracken (KY), Powell (KY), Todd (KY), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Campbell (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Coffee (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Pickett (TN), Robertson (TN), Unicoi (TN), White (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, EKY, ETSU, MEM, SWMT, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1970 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 26 Aug 2017 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028600 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028599 Coffee Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
SWMT00752 Benton Tennessee 10 Jun 1984 Brent Hedges
45		 SWMT
Agrostis scabra
ETSU033632 Tennessee 15 Sep 2016 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Agrostis scabra
MEM005401 McCracken Kentucky 04 Sep 1970 Raymond Athey
1215		 MEM
Agrostis scabra
N/A Powell Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21930		 EKY
Agrostis scabra
ETSU005458 Carter Tennessee 09 Sep 2012 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Agrostis scabra
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 30 Jul 2011 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Agrostis scabra
31234100115581 Todd Kentucky 03 Oct 1982 K. Sirimongkhon
14		 EKY
Agrostis scabra
31234100115599 Knox Tennessee 20 Sep 1979 Henry R. DeSelm
344		 EKY
Agrostis scabra
BEREA005317 Adair Kentucky
BEREA
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028597 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028596 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
N/A Powell Kentucky 18 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
22035		 EKY
Agrostis scabra
31234100776424 Powell Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21930		 EKY
Agrostis scabra
ETSU006008 Johnson Tennessee 30 Jul 2015 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028598 Carter Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028603 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
N/A Powell Kentucky 17 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
21930		 EKY
Agrostis scabra
N/A Powell Kentucky 18 Sep 1988 Ross C. Clark
22035		 EKY
Agrostis scabra
ETSU006692 Unicoi Tennessee 16 Sep 2010 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028601 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0240964 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
31234100115607 Adair Kentucky 27 May 1988 Bruce Hoagland
101		 EKY
Agrostis scabra
31234100115516 Calloway Kentucky 18 Sep 1984 Raymond Athey
5020		 EKY
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028604 Robertson Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028595 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028602 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
UCHT002572 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0245196 Pickett Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
ETSU033634 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Agrostis scabra
31234100115573 Lincoln Kentucky 10 Sep 1988 Bruce Hoagland
755		 EKY
Agrostis scabra
ETSU006693 Greene Tennessee 31 Jul 2010 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028594 Bledsoe Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
TENN-V-0028605 White Tennessee
TENN
Agrostis scabra
ETSU033630 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Agrostis scabra
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