Species: Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bentgrass
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Monocotyledoneae
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Agrostis
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Spreading Bentgrass - agrostide stolonifère - creeping bentgrass
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Grass Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Monocotyledoneae - Cyperales - Poaceae - Agrostis
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1984-02-09
Global Status Last Changed
1984-02-09
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
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).