Introductory
SPECIES: Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bentgrass 



ABBREVIATION : 
AGRSTO

SYNONYMS : 
   Agrostis alba var. stolonifera
   A. palustris


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   AGST2


COMMON NAMES : 
   creeping bentgrass
   redtop
   carpet bentgrass
   bentgrass


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of creeping bentgrass is Agrostis
stolonifera L. [22,23,59].  It is a member of the Poaceae family.
Recognized varieties are [7,21,22,26,57]:

A. s. var. compacta Hartm.
A. s. var. palustris (Huds.)Farw.
A. s. var. stolonifera

Creeping bentgrass hybridizes with rabbitfoot grass (Polypogon
monspeliensis) and colonial bentgrass (A. capillaris).  It apparently
hybridizes with ticklegrass (A. scabra), spike bentgrass (A. exarata)
and water polypogon (P. semiverticillatus) [59].

The names A. gigantea, A. alba, and A. stolonifera var. major have been
misapplied to creeping bentgrass, which is recognized as distinct from
those species [21,26].


LIFE FORM : 
Graminoid

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Lora L. Esser, June 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Esser, Lora L. 1994. Agrostis stolonifera. In: Remainder of Citation

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