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Agrostis stolonifera L.

Creeping Bent

Poaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Genus: Agrostis (Bentgrass)

Synonyms

Agrostis stolonifera
Agrostis adscendens
Agrostis alba subsp. stolonifera
Agrostis karsensis
Agrostis stolonifera var. prorepens
Agrostis stolonizans
Agrostis zerovii

Related species

Agrostis schraderiana Bech. - Schrader's Bentgras
Agrostis stolonifera L. - Creeping Bent
Agrostis gigantea Roth - Black Bent
Agrostis capillaris L. - Common Bent
Agrostis canina L. - Velvet Bent
Agrostis vinealis Schreb. - Brown Bent
Agrostis scabra Willd. - Rough Bent
Agrostis alpina Scop.
Agrostis schleicheri Jord. & Verl. - Schleicher's Bentgrass
Agrostis rupestris All. - Northern Bentgrass

Traits


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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Agrostis stolonifera

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.


Distribution in Germany

Agrostis stolonifera

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Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Agrostis stolonifera

Agrostis stolonifera

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation, fields, vineyards, footstep tolerant vegetation

  • in (periodically) wet, occasionally saline habitats

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