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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrostis gigantea   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)

Agrostis gigantea

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

Agrostis stolonifera   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)

Agrostis alba

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Agrostis alba

 

COMMON NAME:
Black Bentgrass, Redtop Bentgrass, Redtop


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image of Agrostis gigantea, Black Bentgrass, Redtop Bentgrass, Redtop

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_agal3_001_lvd

        

image of Agrostis gigantea, Black Bentgrass, Redtop Bentgrass, Redtop

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950    pnd_agal3_002_lvd

        

image of Agrostis gigantea, Black Bentgrass, Redtop Bentgrass, Redtop

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_agal3_003_lvd

        

image of Agrostis gigantea, Black Bentgrass, Redtop Bentgrass, Redtop

Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service (retired), Bugwood.org     bug_1213013

Month Unknown        

Panicle pyramidal-oblong, reddish, to 20cm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Agrostis gigantea   FAMILY Poaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Agrostis gigantea

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Agrostis alba

INCLUDING & INCLUDED WITHIN (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Agrostis alba

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

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)

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Invasive?

This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:

 

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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