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Elliott's bentgrass

Scientific Name: Agrostis elliottiana

Family: Poaceae

Category: Monocot

Growth: Graminoid

Duration: Annual

Other Names: OH (Elliott's bent-grass)

       

Elliott's Bentgrass (Agrostis elliottiana)

Elliott's bentgrass is an annual grass species found in North America, sometimes utilized in lawns and athletic fields.

Scientific Classification

  • Scientific Name: Agrostis elliottiana Schult.
  • Common Names: Elliott's bentgrass, Southern Bentgrass, Elliott Bentgrass, Annual Ticklegrass
  • Family: Poaceae (Grass family), also referred to as Gramineae
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Division: Tracheophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Order: Poales
  • Synonyms: Agrostis arachnoides Ell. (Note: the text indicates this is "Not Poir. 1810.")

Distribution and Habitat

  • Native to much of the southern half of North America.
  • Introduced to New England.
  • Also found in the Pacific Northwest where climate conditions are ideal for bentgrass
  • Reported in states such as Alabama, Arizona, Minnesota, North Carolina, Wisconsin.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Annual graminoid (grass).
  • Herbaceous cespitose annual, 1-6 dm when flowering.
  • Flowering occurs from April to June.
  • Adult specimens can be medium in size.
  • Described as evergreen during spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Ecology

  • Used for lawns and athletic fields, especially in areas where climatic conditions are ideal.

Related Species

  • Other Agrostis species mentioned include: Agrostis densiflora (California bent grass), Agrostis hyemalis (Winter Bentgrass), Agrostis perennans (Upland Bentgrass), Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bentgrass), Agrostis capillaris (Rhode Island Bentgrass, Colonial Bentgrass, Browntop), Agrostis gigantea, Agrostis clivicola (Coastal Bluff Bentgrass), Agrostis curtisii (Bristle Bent), Agrostis scabra, Agrostis aequivalvis (arctic bentgrass).

Further Information

  • USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
  • Discover Life: Agrostis elliottiana - Elliotts bentgrass
  • Encyclopedia of Life