NameThatPlant.net: Agrostis gigantea

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrostis gigantea FAMILY Poaceae Go to FSUS key

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Learn more about Black Bentgrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrostis gigantea FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-46-001?:

Agrostis stolonifera FAMILY Poaceae

COMMON NAME:
Black Bentgrass, Redtop Bentgrass, Redtop

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Agrostis gigantea FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrostis gigantea FAMILY Poaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-46-001?:
Agrostis stolonifera FAMILY Poaceae

2464

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Fields, pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Common (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Panicle greenish or reddish

Inflorescence a panicle

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain reddish
Grain

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