Agrostis gigantea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Agrostis gigantea Roth

Creeping bentgras, Giant bentgrass, Redtop

2022 John Rawlings

2011 Barry Breckling

2005 Steve Matson

Agrostis gigantea is a perennial grasslike herb that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Agrostis
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian, escaped cultivar

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Agrostis gigantea var. dispar
PLANTS	Agrostis nigra
PLANTS	Agrostis stolonifera ssp. gigantea
PLANTS	Agrostis stolonifera var. major

Information about Agrostis gigantea from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (AGGI2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/07/2023).