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Agrostis stolonifera

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
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Internal ID UUID64402e4109e07281236229
Scientific name Agrostis stolonifera
Authority L.
First published in Sp. Pl. : 62 (1753)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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Important notice
  • Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
  • Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
  • Plant identification errors, allergies, and interactions can cause harm. Consult qualified professionals for health questions.
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Common products:
Creeping bentgrass is grown and sold as seed and sod for high-quality turf in golf greens, fairways, tees, and closely mown lawns; it is also used for soil stabilization and erosion control in hydroseeding mixes. The species provides fine-textured, dense, and uniform surfaces under low cutting heights, with stoloniferous growth that repairs wear. Seed production supports commercial cultivars selected for attributes such as cold hardiness, disease resistance, and summer stress tolerance.

Industrial and craft applications:
Herbage may be incorporated into low-density erosion-control mats and mulches for slope stabilization and construction-site Revegetation, where its stolons assist in quick surface cover. The species’ ecological role supports the “Living Snow Fence” concept in some regions, using dense plantings to trap blowing snow, reducing road hazards.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented non-medicinal uses.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No documented non-medicinal uses.

Wood and fiber:
No documented non-medicinal uses.

Colorants and tanning:
No documented non-medicinal uses.

Properties relevant to use:
Low cutting tolerance and fine leaf blade width produce high-quality putting surfaces; stoloniferous growth supports self-repair and surface uniformity. Traits such as cold hardiness and disease resistance improve establishment and persistence under intensive maintenance regimes. Seed shattering and shattering resistance vary by cultivar, influencing harvest and cleaning requirements.

Standards and regulation:
Seed labeling and certification typically follow national seed laws and market standards; golf-course putting-green testing and cultivar trials are conducted under codes such as NTEP and the STRI protocols in the U.S. and U.K., respectively. Sod may be marketed under regional nursery and turf standards.

Sustainability and sourcing:
Seed is produced in specialized grass-growing regions under crop management practices typical for cool-season turfgrasses, with input intensity dependent on maintenance goals (e.g., irrigation, fungicide, and nutrition). Use in soil stabilization reduces erosion risk in disturbed sites.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Agrostis capillaris var. stolonifera (L.) Druce List Brit. Pl. ed. 2: 126. 1928
Agrostis bodaibensis Peschkova Fl. Sibir. 2: 106 (1990)
Agrostis adscendens Lange Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1860: 33 (1860)
Agrostis alba f. amethystina Podp. Kvetena Moravy 6: 350 1926
Agrostis alba f. natans Glück Biol. Morph. Untersucht. Wasserb. 4: 612. 1824
Agrostis alba f. substerilis Zapal. Consp. Fl. Gallic. Crit. 1: 20 1906
Agrostis alba subsp. decumbens Gaudin Fl. Helv. 1: 187 (1828)
Agrostis alba subsp. filifolia (Link) Henriq. Bol. Soc. Brot. 20: 43. 1905 (1905)
Agrostis alba subsp. patula (Gaudich.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. 768 1882
Agrostis alba var. albida (Trin.) Griseb. Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 4: 437. 1852
Agrostis alba var. armena Schischk. Izv. Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. 81: 417. 1929
Agrostis alba var. compacta Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl. ed. 4: 24. 1843
Agrostis alba var. condensata Druce Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 343. 1914
Agrostis alba var. conferta Pauquy Statist. Bot. Somme 444. 1831
Agrostis alba var. decumbens (Gaudin) Heer Mitth. Geb. Theor. Erdk. 1: 423 (1836)
Agrostis alba var. densiflora Guss. Fl. Sicul. Prodr. , Suppl.: 15 (1832)
Agrostis alba var. foucaudii Husn. Graminées 87. 1899
Agrostis alba var. glaucescens J.Woods Tourist's Fl. 400. 1850
Agrostis alba var. gracilis Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 174. 1899
Agrostis alba var. karsensis (Litv.) Schischk. Izv. Tomsk. Gosud. Univ. 81: 417. 1929
Agrostis alba var. maritima G.Mey. Hannover. Mag. 18: 138 1823
Agrostis alba var. pallens Gaudin Fl. Helv. 1: 187 1828
Agrostis alba var. pallida Spenn. Fl. Friburg. 1: 94. 1825
Agrostis alba var. palustris (Huds.) Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 76. 1805
Agrostis alba var. patula (Gaudich.) Gaudin Fl. Helv. 1: 188 1828
Agrostis alba var. prorepens (Koch) Asch. Fl. Brandenburg 1: 819 1864
Agrostis alba var. pseudopungens (Lange) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 176. 1899
Agrostis alba var. scabriglumis (Boiss. & Reut.) Boiss. Fl. Orient. 5: 514. 1884
Agrostis alba var. stolonifera Scribn. Grasses Tennessee pt. 2, 74. 1894
Agrostis alba subsp. straminea (Hartm.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 43 1890
Agrostis alba var. subjungens Hack. Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1886: 7. 1887
Agrostis alba var. subrepens Bab. Man. Brit. Bot. ed. 5: 396. 1862
Agrostis alba var. varia (Host) Halácsy Consp. Fl. Graec. 3: 356 1904
Agrostis albida Trin. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2): 344 (1845)
Agrostis ambigua Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 354 (1817)
Agrostis aristulata Müll.Hal. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 14: 349 (1856)
Agrostis aspera Weber Suppl. Fl. Holsat. 4. 1787 (1787)
Agrostis brevis Knapp Gram. Brit. : 116 (1804)
Agrostis bryoides Dumort. Fl. Belg. : 152 (1827)
Agrostis caespitosa Gaudich. Voy. Uranie : 407 (1829)
Agrostis candollei Parl. Fl. Palerm. 1: 68 (1845)
Agrostis decumbens Host Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 4: 54 (1809)
Agrostis densissima Druce Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 8: 877 (1928 publ. 1929)
Agrostis depressa Vasey Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 54 (1886)
Agrostis difficilis Hemsl. Rep. Challenger, Bot. 1(2): 268 (1884)
Agrostis diluta Kurczenko Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 87(5): 119 (2002)
Agrostis dulcis Sibth. ex Kunth Enum. Pl. 1: 218 (1833)
Agrostis eliasii Sennen Exsicc. (Pl. Esp.) 1907: n.° 4064. (1907)
Agrostis exarata var. stolonifera Vasey Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 13: 54 (1886)
Agrostis filifolia Link J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 313 (1800)
Agrostis flava O.F.Müll. Fl. Dan. t. 751. 1777 (1777)
Agrostis flavida Schur Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 48 (1859)
Agrostis glaucescens Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1: 258 (1824)
Agrostis gracilis Kit. Linnaea 32: 306. 1864 (1864)
Agrostis insignita Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 732 (1866)
Agrostis intermedia Balb. Elenco : 85 (1801)
Agrostis jacutica Schischk. Fl. URSS 2: 179 (1934)
Agrostis karsensis Litv. Spisok Rast. Gerb. Russk. Fl. Bot. Muz. Rossiisk. Akad. Nauk 8: 147 (1922)
Agrostis kitaibelii Schult. Oestr. Fl. , ed. 2, 1: 178 (1814)
Agrostis langei Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. : 801 (1882)
Agrostis lapponica Montell Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 37: 121 (1943)
Agrostis macrantha Schischk. Fl. URSS 2: 177 (1934)
Agrostis maritima var. pseudopungens Lange Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn , ser. 2, 1: 31 (1860)
Agrostis multicaulis Kit. Linnaea 32: 306 (1864)
Agrostis mutabilis Knapp Gram. Brit. : 28 (1804)
Agrostis neglecta Schult. Oestr. Fl. , ed. 2, 1: 179 (1814)
Agrostis nemoralis Phil. Linnaea 30: 205 (1859)
Agrostis obliqua Auct. ex Trin. Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl. : 196 (1824)
Agrostis palustris Huds. Fl. Angl. : 27 (1762)
Agrostis palustris var. stolonifera (L.) Druce Fl. Oxfordshire ed. 2: 473. 1927
Agrostis patula Gaudin Agrost. Helv. 1: 80 (1811)
Agrostis polymorpha var. palustris Huds. Fl. Angl. , ed. 2: 32 (1778)
Agrostis polymorpha var. stolonifera (L.) Huds. Fl. Angl. ed. 2: 32. 1778
Agrostis procumbens Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 371 (1817)
Agrostis prostrata Hook.f. Fl. Antarct. : 373 (1847)
Agrostis pseudoalba Klokov Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 12: 38 (1950)
Agrostis pubescens Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 148 (1821 publ. 1822)
Agrostis reptans Rydb. Fl. Rocky Mts. : 54 (1917)
Agrostis salina Dumort. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 7: 366 (1868)
Agrostis scabrida Maire & Trab. Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 15: 394 (1924)
Agrostis scabriglumis Boiss. & Reut. Pugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan. : 125 (1852)
Agrostis sibirica Petrov Fl. Iakut. 1: 175 (1930)
Agrostis sibthorpii hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 42 (1840)
Agrostis sicula Kunth Révis. Gramin. 1: 71 (1829)
Agrostis signata Schur Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 47 (1859)
Agrostis signata var. caespitosa Schur Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 49. 1859
Agrostis signata var. flavida Schur Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 48. 1859
Agrostis signata var. prorepens (Koch) Schur Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 46 1859
Agrostis sinaica Boiss. Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 46 (1854)
Agrostis sokolovskajae Prob. Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 68: 1411 (1983)
Agrostis spicata Wulfen Fl. Norica Phan. : 90 (1858)
Agrostis spicigera H.Lindb. Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., Ser. B, Opera Biol. 1(2): 10 (1932)
Agrostis stolonifera f. amethystina (Podp.) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 122 (1971 publ. 1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. caespitosa (Schur) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 122 (1971 publ. 1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. flava Beldie Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 152 (1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. flavida (Schur) Beldie Fl. Republ. Social. Român. 12: 152 1972
Agrostis stolonifera f. gracilis (Uechtr. ex Asch. & Graebn.) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 122 (1971 publ. 1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. humilis Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 122 (1971 publ. 1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. lutescens (Junge) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 122 (1971 publ. 1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. natans (Glück) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 122 (1971 publ. 1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. oligantha Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 122 (1971 publ. 1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. patula (Gaud.) Beldie Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 151 (1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. pontica (Grec.) Beldie Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 151 (1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. subchlorantha (Schur) Beldie Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 152 (1972)
Agrostis stolonifera f. substerilis (Zapał.) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 122 (1971 publ. 1972)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. albida (Trin.) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 58 (1971)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. gaditana (Boiss. & Reut.) Vasc. Pl. Areias Rochedos Litor. : 39 (1974)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. maritima (Lam.) Vasc. Pl. Areias Rochedos Litor. : 39 (1974)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. palustris (Huds.) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 58 (1971)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. scabrida (Maire & Trab.) Gamisans Candollea 36: 5 (1981)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. scabriglumis (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 34: 140. 1943 (1943)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. sokolovskajae (Prob.) Vorosch. Byull. Moskovsk. Obshch. Isp. Prir., Otd. Biol. , n.s., 95(2): 91 (1990)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. stolonizans (Besser ex Roem. & Schult.) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 23: 391 (1977 publ. 1978)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. straminea (Hartm.) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 58 (1971)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. transcaspica (Litv.) Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 58 (1971)
Agrostis stolonifera var. angustifolia Sinclair Hort. Gram. Woburn. ed. 2: 346. 1825
Agrostis stolonifera var. arenaria (Gouan) Dobignard & Portal Agrostis de France : 139 (2009)
Agrostis stolonifera var. aristata Neilr. Fl. Nied.-Oesterr. 43 1857
Agrostis stolonifera var. bottnica Hyl. Nord. Kärlväxtfl. 1: 321. 1953
Agrostis stolonifera var. calcicola (Philipson) P.D.Sell Fl. Great Britain Ireland 5: 363 (1996)
Agrostis stolonifera var. compacta Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl. ed. 4: 24. 1843
Agrostis stolonifera var. decumbens Retz. Fl. Scand. Prodr. 14 1779
Agrostis stolonifera var. densiflora (Guss.) Chiov. Malpighia 35: 35 (1939)
Agrostis stolonifera var. dulcis Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 7. 1805
Agrostis stolonifera var. flagellaris Neilr. Fl. Nied.-Oesterr. 43. 1857
Agrostis stolonifera var. latifolia Sinclair Hort. Gram. Woburn. ed. 2: 225. 1825
Agrostis stolonifera var. malcuitiana Litard. Candollea 7: 231 1937
Agrostis stolonifera var. marina (Gray) Kerguélen Lejeunia , n.s., 75: 68 (1975)
Agrostis stolonifera var. palustris Farw. Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 21: 351 (1920)
Agrostis stolonifera var. patula (Gaudin) Rchb. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 26 1830
Agrostis stolonifera var. prorepens W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. ed. 2: 902. 1844
Agrostis stolonifera var. pseudopungens (Lange) Kerguélen Lejeunia , n.s., 75: 70 (1975)
Agrostis stolonifera var. pumila Peterm. Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss. 528. 1846
Agrostis stolonifera var. scabriglumis (Boiss. & Reut.) C.E.Hubb. Fl. Trop. Afr. 10: 172. 1937
Agrostis stolonifera var. straminea (Hartm.) Hartm. Sv. Norsk Exc.-Fl. ed. 4 : 14 1866
Agrostis stolonifera var. subaristata Celak. Prodr. Fl. Böhmen 4: 710. 1881
Agrostis stolonifera var. subchlorantha Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 732 1866
Agrostis stolonifera var. tenuis Heuff. Enum. Pl. Banat. 226. 1858
Agrostis stolonifera var. viridula Andersson Pl. Scand. 2: 93. 1852
Agrostis stolonizans Besser Mant. 3: 567 (1827)
Agrostis straminea Hartm. Gen. Gram. : 4 (1819)
Agrostis tenuis var. stolonifera (L.) Podp. Práce Morav. Přír. Společn. 2(10): 354. 1926
Agrostis transcaspica Litv. Spisok Rast. Gerb. Russk. Fl. Bot. Muz. Imp. Akad. Nauk 54: 22 (1917)
Agrostis trichotoma Kit. Linnaea 32: 306 (1864)
Agrostis trichotoma Auct. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 43 (1840)
Agrostis valentina Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 348 (1817)
Agrostis virletii E.Fourn. Mexic. Pl. 2: 96 (1886)
Agrostis vivipara Biv. ex Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 347 (1817)
Agrostis vulgaris var. frondosa Lange Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 2(1): 32. 1860
Agrostis vulgaris var. prorepens (Koch) Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 734 1866
Agrostis vulgaris var. stolonifera (L.) W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 782 1837
Agrostis welwitschii Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 168 (1854)
Agrostis zerovii Klokov Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 12: 39 (1950)
Apera palustris Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 148 (1821 publ. 1822)
Apera procumbens Auct. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 111 (1840)
Decandolia stolonifera Bastard Essai Fl. Maine et Loire : 29 (1809)
Milium maritimum Clemente Ens. Var. Vid. Com. : 285 (1807)
Milium stoloniferum (L.) Lag. Elench. Pl. : 10 (1816)
Panicum verticillatum Ucria Hort. Panhorm. : 54 (1789)
Sporobolus gaditanus Boiss. & Reut. Pugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan. : 125 (1852)
Sporobolus gaudichaudii (Steud.) Albov Revista Mus. La Plata 7: ?. 1896 (1896)
Sporobolus virginicus var. gaditanus (Boiss. & Reut.) Kerguélen Bull. Soc. Bot. France 123: 345 (1977)
Vilfa decumbens P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 16 (1812)
Vilfa dulcis P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 16 (1812)
Vilfa gaditana Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 154 (1854)
Vilfa gaudichaudii Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 2: 767 (1841)
Vilfa glaucescens C.Presl Cyper. Gramin. Sicul. : 23 (1820)
Vilfa maritima P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 16 (1812)
Vilfa patula P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 16 (1812)
Vilfa stolonifera P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 16 (1812)
Vilfa stolonifera var. brevis (Knapp) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 146. 1822
Vilfa stolonifera var. marina Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 146 (1821 publ. 1822)
Vilfa stolonifera var. maritima (Lam.) Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 148. 1822
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. karsensis (Litv.) Valdés & H.Scholz Willdenowia 36: 662 (2006)
Agrostis alba var. narbonensis Malinv. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 45: 376 (1898)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. filifolia (Link) H.Scholz Willdenowia 38: 492 (2008)
Agrostis pseudopungens (Lange) G.H.Loos Jahrb. Bochum. Bot. Vereins 1: 116 (2010)
Agrostis maritima Lam. Encycl. 1: 61 (1783)
Agrostis maritima With. Arr. Brit. Pl. ed. 3 , 2: 132 (1796)
Agrostis turinensis Tzvelev Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 42: 44 (2011)
Agrostis varia Host Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 4: t. 57 (1809)
Agrostis alba var. flavida (Schur) Degen Fl. Veleb. 1: 519 1936
Agrostis alba var. gaditana (Boiss. & Reut.) Henriq. Bot. Soc. Broteriana 20: 43 1905
Agrostis alba var. glaucescens (C.Presl) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 43 1890
Agrostis alba var. pauciflora (Schrad.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 43. 1890 (1890)
Agrostis alba var. pontica Grecescu Consp. fl. Roman. 605. 1898
Agrostis alba var. salina (Dumort.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 43. 1890 (1890)
Agrostis alba subsp. scabrida (Maire & Trab.) Maire ex Jah. & Maire Cat. Pl. Maroc 1: 40 1931
Agrostis alba subsp. scabriglumis (Boiss. & Reut.) Asch. & Graebn. ex Maire Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 3: 64 1933
Agrostis alba var. straminea Woods Tourist's Fl. 40 1850
Agrostis alba var. straminea (Hartm.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 43 1890
Agrostis glaucescens Opiz ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. i. 40.
Agrostis prorepens Rouy Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 14: 61. 1913 [Apr 1913]
Agrostis signata var. decumbens (Host) Schur Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 48. 1859
Agrostis signata var. varia (Host) Schur Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 48. 1859
Agrostis stolonifera var. maritima (G.Mey.) Viljasoo Fl. Estonskoĭ SSR 11: 251 (1979):.
Agrostis stolonifera f. varia (Host) Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 731 1866
Agrostis stolonifera var. vulgaris Heuff. Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 8: 225. 1858
Agrostis vulgaris var. stolonifera (L.) G.Mey. Chloris Han. 657 1836
Agrostis vulgaris var. stolonifera Andersson Pl. Scand. Gram. 94 1852
Agrostis alba subsp. stolonifera (L.) V.Jirásek
Agrostis alba subsp. stolonizans (Besser ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Lavrenko
Agrostis prorepens G.Mey. Korresp. Bl. Naturf Ver. Riga xxvi. 56 (quid ?).
Agrostis alba var. lutescens Junge Jahrb. Hamburg. Wiss. Anst. 30(Beih. 3): ?. 1913
Sporobolus arenarius var. gaditanus (Boiss. & Reut.) T.Durand & Schinz Consp. Fl. Afr. 5: 818 1894
Agrostis stolonifera f. flavida (Schur) Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 2(XLV): 123 1953
Agrostis stolonifera f. decumbens (Gaud.) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 122 (1971 publ. 1972)
Agrostis stolonifera subvar. malcuitiana (Litard.) Gamisans Candollea 36: 5 (1981)
Agrostis alba var. colorata Heer Mitth. Geb. Theor. Erdk. 1: 423 (1836)
Agrostis stolonifera var. filifolia (Link) Portal Agrostis de France : 141 (2009)
Agrostis stolonifera var. narbonensis (Malinv.) Portal Agrostis de France : 143 (2009)
Agrostis stolonifera var. nievrensis Portal Agrostis de France : 145 (2009)
Agrostis stolonifera var. latifolia G.Sinclair Hort. Gram. Woburn. 112 1816
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. scabrida (Maire & Trab.) Maire Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 31: 47 (1940)
Agrostis alba subsp. pallens Gaudin Fl. Helv. 1: 187 (1828)
Agrostis maritima subsp. clementei (Willk.) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 42 (1890)
Agrostis reuteri subsp. scabriglumis (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. (1882)
Agrostis maritima var. subrepens DC. Fl. Franç. , éd. 3, 6: 253 (1815)
Agrostis stolonifera var. effusa Meinsh. Fl. Ingr. Gouv. St. Petersburg : 460 (1878)
Milium vulgare var. stolonifera (L.) Mérat Nouv. Fl. Env. Paris , éd. 2, 2: 7 (1821)
Milium vulgare var. stoloniferum (L.) Mérat Nouv. Fl. Env. Paris : 26 (1812)
Agrostis alba var. clementei Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 176 (1899)
Agrostis stolonifera subvar. salina Jansen & Wacht. Ned. Kruidk. Arch. , ser. 3, 43: 154 (1933)
Agrostis transcaspica f. violacea Roshev. Fl. Turkmen. 1: 94 (1932)
Agrostis alba f. densissima Hack. Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 3: 343 (1913 publ. 1914)
Agrostis alba var. laevigata Blytt Norsk Fl. : 149 (1847)
Agrostis stolonifera var. laevigata (Blytt) Andersson Pl. Scand. 2: 93 (1852)
Agrostis alba var. natans Glück Biol. Morph. Untersucht. Wasserb. 4: 612 (1824)
Agrostis stolonifera var. compacta Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl. , ed. 2: 19 (1832
Agrostis stolonifera var. arenaria (Jansen & Wacht.) Jansen & Wacht. Ned. Kruidk. Arch. , ser. 3, 50: 113 (1940)
Agrostis alba f. maritima (Lam.) Parl. Fl. Ital. 1: 181 (1850)
Agrostis alba subsp. maritima (Lam.) Arcang. Comp. Fl. Ital. : 768 (1882)
Agrostis alba subvar. decumbens G.Mey. Hannover. Mag. 1823: 134 (1824)
Agrostis alba var. decumbens Eaton Man. Bot. , ed. 5: 98 (1829)
Agrostis alba var. narbonensis Henriq. Bol. Soc. Brot. 20: 43 (1905)
Agrostis alba var. salina Pohle ex Tolm. Trudy Polyarn. Komiss. 2: 13 (1930)
Agrostis maritima var. clementei Willk. Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 1: 52 (1861)
Agrostis stolonifera subvar. arenaria Jansen & Wacht. Ned. Kruidk. Arch. , ser. 3, 43: 154 (1933)
Agrostis stolonifera var. maritima (G.Mey.) W.D.J.Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. : 781 (1837)

Common names Top

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Language Common/alternative name
English carpet bentgrass
English fiorin
English creeping bent
English creeping bent grass
English creeping bent, fiorin
English creeping bentgrass
English spreading bent
Spanish agróstide estolonífera
Arabic نجير رئدي
Arabic النجير الرئدي
Arabic أغروستيس رئدي
Belarusian мятліца парасткаўтвараючая
Bulgarian издънкова полевица
Catalan agrostis
Catalan gespa de cumberland
Catalan agrostis blanca
Catalan bellugadís
Catalan pallenc
Czech psineček výběžkatý
Welsh maeswellt rhedegog
Danish kryb-hvene
German kriechendes straussgras
German flecht-straußgras
German weißes straußgras
Estonian valge kastehein
Persian علف بوریا
Finnish rönsyrölli
French agrostide stolonifère
Irish feorainn
Upper Sorbian běła wjechelca
Icelandic skriðlíngresi
Cornish fynni
Latvian ložņu smilga
Norwegian Bokmål krypkvein
Dutch wit struisgras
Dutch fioringras
pcd iérpe à-ouche
pcd pleumète
pcd nanchète
pcd ménon
pcd iérpë-plate
Polish mietlica rozłogowa
Romanian iarba câmpului
Romanian iarba cîmpului
Russian полевица побегоносная
Russian полевица побегообразующая
Russian полевица столонообразующая
Slovenian plazeča šopulja
Swedish krypven
Ukrainian мітлиця повзуча
Chinese 匍匐翦股颖
Chinese 西伯利亞翦股穎
Chinese 匍匐翦股穎
Chinese 西伯利亚剪股颖

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

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Name Authority First published in
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. eu-alba (Litard.) Emb. & Maire Cat. Pl. Maroc 4: 929 1941

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

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Agrostis stolonifera var. cedretorum (Maire & Trab.) Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 2(XLV): 121 1953
Agrostis stolonifera var. jahandieziana (Litard. & Maire) Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 2(XLV): 124 1953
Agrostis stolonifera var. longipaleata (Maire & Trab.) Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 2(XLV): 125 1953
Agrostis stolonifera var. stenantha (Maire & Trab.) Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 2(XLV): 121 1953
Agrostis stolonifera var. trinervata (Maire & Trab.) Maire & Weiller Fl. Afrique N. 2(XLV): 123 1953

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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- Native
  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Azores
      • Canary Islands
      • Madeira
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Réunion
  • Antarctica
    • Subantarctic Islands
      • Amsterdam-St.Paul Islands
      • Crozet Islands
      • Falkland Islands
      • Kerguelen
      • Macquarie Island
      • Marion-Prince Edward
      • Tristan Da Cunha
  • Asia-temperate
    • Caucasus
      • North Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
      • Inner Mongolia
      • Manchuria
      • Tibet
      • Xinjiang
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
      • Taiwan
    • Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan
      • Turkmenistan
      • Uzbekistan
    • Mongolia
      • Mongolia
    • Russian Far East
      • Kamchatka
      • Khabarovsk
      • Kuril Islands
      • Magadan
      • Primorye
      • Sakhalin
    • Siberia
      • Altay
      • Buryatiya
      • Chita
      • Irkutsk
      • Krasnoyarsk
      • Tuva
      • West Siberia
      • Yakutskiya
    • Western Asia
      • Afghanistan
      • Cyprus
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Sinai
      • Turkey
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • East Himalaya
      • India
      • Nepal
      • Pakistan
      • Sri Lanka
      • West Himalaya
    • Indo-China
      • Myanmar
    • Malesia
      • Jawa
      • Sumatera
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • Queensland
      • Tasmania
      • Victoria
      • Western Australia
    • New Zealand
      • Antipodean Islands
      • Chatham Islands
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Eastern Europe
      • Baltic States
      • Belarus
      • Central European Russia
      • East European Russia
      • Krym
      • North European Russia
      • Northwest European Russia
      • South European Russia
      • Ukraine
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Netherlands
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Denmark
      • Finland
      • Føroyar
      • Great Britain
      • Iceland
      • Ireland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Albania
      • Bulgaria
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Kriti
      • Romania
      • Sicilia
      • Turkey-in-Europe
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • Labrador
      • New Brunswick
      • Newfoundland
      • Nova Scotia
      • Ontario
      • Prince Edward Island
      • Québec
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Northwest
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest
    • North-central U.S.A.
      • Illinois
      • Iowa
      • Kansas
      • Minnesota
      • Missouri
      • Nebraska
      • North Dakota
      • South Dakota
      • Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut
      • Indiana
      • Maine
      • Massachusetts
      • Michigan
      • New Hampshire
      • New Jersey
      • New York
      • Ohio
      • Pennsylvania
      • Rhode Island
      • Vermont
      • West Virginia
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado
      • Idaho
      • Montana
      • Oregon
      • Washington
      • Wyoming
    • South-central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico
      • Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama
      • Arkansas
      • Delaware
      • District Of Columbia
      • Florida
      • Georgia
      • Kentucky
      • Louisiana
      • Maryland
      • Mississippi
      • North Carolina
      • South Carolina
      • Tennessee
      • Virginia
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona
      • California
      • Nevada
      • Utah
    • Subarctic America
      • Alaska
      • Aleutian Islands
      • Greenland
      • Northwest Territorie
    • Western Canada
      • Alberta
      • British Columbia
      • Manitoba
      • Saskatchewan
  • Pacific
    • North-central Pacific
      • Hawaii
    • South-central Pacific
      • Easter Island
      • Marquesas
  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Jamaica
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
    • Northern South America
      • Venezuela
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Argentina Northwest
      • Argentina South
      • Chile Central
      • Chile North
      • Chile South
      • Uruguay
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000844489
UNII 75MGY561AY
Florida Plant Atlas 1816
Flora of Alabama 4638
Canadensys 7384
USDA Plants AGST2
Tropicos 25503111
INPN 80759
Flora of Italy 9217
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:386353-1
The Plant List kew-390383
Open Tree Of Life 307879
NCBI Taxonomy 63632
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002640
Nature Serve 2.147143
IUCN Red List 164020
IPNI 386353-1
iNaturalist 69931
GBIF 2706435
Freebase /m/0bh7ssl
WisFlora 2467
FEIS plants/graminoid/agrsto
EPPO AGSST
EOL 1114169
Elurikkus 2596
Calflora (Californian flora) 156
US Library of Congress sh99010115
USDA GRIN 400060
Wikipedia Agrostis_stolonifera

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_052724335.1 A.stonolifera_Declaration_hap2v1.0 Chromosome USDA ARS 2025-09-19 82 2.55 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Co-located ecological data for exploring top- and subsoil carbon dynamics across grassland-woodland contrasts Reinsch S, Lebron I, Brentegani M, Brooks M, Busi SB, Cagnarini C, Cooper D, Day J, Emmett BA, Fitos E, Goodall T, Griffiths R, Jones B, Keenan P, Keith A, Lopes-Mazzetto JM, Mason KE, Pallett D, Pereira MG, Pinder A, Robinson DA, Smart SM, Thomas A, Benham S, Vanguelova E, Cosby BJ Sci Data 09-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11081944
doi:10.1038/s41597-024-03333-w
PMID:38724554
Antifungal Activity of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins Iglesias R, Citores L, Gay CC, Ferreras JM Toxins (Basel) 15-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11054410
doi:10.3390/toxins16040192
PMID:38668617
Sulfate-reducing bacteria unearthed: ecological functions of the diverse prokaryotic group in terrestrial environments Demin KA, Prazdnova EV, Minkina TM, Gorovtsov AV Appl Environ Microbiol 29-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11022543
doi:10.1128/aem.01390-23
PMID:38551370
Depth distribution of plant-parasitic nematodes on bentgrass golf greens in Missouri and Indiana McCurdy AL, Barizon J, Miller GL J Nematol 20-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10954353
doi:10.2478/jofnem-2024-0006
PMID:38510970
Morphological, Anatomical, and Physiological Characteristics of Heteroblastic Acacia melanoxylon Grown under Weak Light Bai X, Chen Z, Chen M, Zeng B, Li X, Tu P, Hu B Plants (Basel) 18-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10974800
doi:10.3390/plants13060870
PMID:38592868
Chromosome‐scale genome assembly of Poa trivialis and population genomics reveal widespread gene flow in a cool‐season grass seed production system Brunharo CA, Benson CW, Huff DR, Lasky JR Plant Direct 13-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10934236
doi:10.1002/pld3.575
PMID:38481436
Phyllosphere bacterial community dynamics in response to bacterial wildfire disease: succession and interaction patterns Peng D, Wang Z, Tian J, Wang W, Guo S, Dai X, Yin H, Li L Front Plant Sci 12-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10963427
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1331443
PMID:38533399
Appraisal of the Role of Gaseous Signaling Molecules in Thermo-Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants Gautam H, Khan S, Nidhi, Sofo A, Khan NA Plants (Basel) 11-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10975175
doi:10.3390/plants13060791
PMID:38592775
Water table depth and plant species determine the direction and magnitude of methane fluxes in floodplain meadow soils Peacock M, Lawson C, Gowing D, Gauci V Ecol Evol 10-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10925825
doi:10.1002/ece3.11147
PMID:38469053
Extreme environments simplify reassembly of communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Šibanc N, Clark DR, Helgason T, Dumbrell AJ, Maček I mSystems 20-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10949450
doi:10.1128/msystems.01331-23
PMID:38376262
The Ethylene Biosynthetic Enzymes, 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylate (ACC) Synthase (ACS) and ACC Oxidase (ACO): The Less Explored Players in Abiotic Stress Tolerance Khan S, Alvi AF, Saify S, Iqbal N, Khan NA Biomolecules 11-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10813531
doi:10.3390/biom14010090
PMID:38254690
Total Soil CO2 Efflux from Drained Terric Histosols Vigricas E, Čiuldienė D, Armolaitis K, Valujeva K, Laiho R, Jauhiainen J, Schindler T, Bārdule A, Lazdiņš A, Butlers A, Kazanavičiūtė V, Belova O, Kamil-Sardar M, Soosaar K Plants (Basel) 04-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10780588
doi:10.3390/plants13010139
PMID:38202448
Structural Reorganization in Two Alfalfa Mitochondrial Genome Assemblies and Mitochondrial Evolution in Medicago Species He X, Zhang X, Deng Y, Yang R, Yu LX, Jia S, Zhang T Int J Mol Sci 11-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10743518
doi:10.3390/ijms242417334
PMID:38139163
Three New Species of Microdochium (Microdochiaceae, Xylariales) on Bambusaceae sp. and Saprophytic Leaves from Hainan and Yunnan, China Zhang J, Zhang Z, Li D, Xia J, Li Z J Fungi (Basel) 07-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10744526
doi:10.3390/jof9121176
PMID:38132777
Antifungal and Phytotoxic Activities of Isolated Compounds from Helietta parvifolia Stems Ribeiro VP, Bajsa-Hirschel J, Tamang P, Meepagala K, Duke SO Molecules 04-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10708216
doi:10.3390/molecules28237930
PMID:38067660

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