Agrostis stolonifera

Characteristics
Agrostis stolonifera L.
creeping bent
Edges of streams, roadside ditches, marshes including inland salt marshes, and disturbed wet to seasonally flooded soils.
Graminoid
Perennial
Vascular
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Some plants from northern salt marshes and lakesides may be native (Harvey 2007). Currently all plants in New York are treated here as non-native.
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Not Native Naturalized FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) SNA (State Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Poales
Agrostis stolonifera L. - creeping bent
Citation
Agrostis stolonifera L.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 16 Jul 2002 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 31 Jul 2008 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 31 Jul 2008 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego Photo taken: Oswego County, NY: 31 Jul 2008 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Oswego Co., NY: 7 Aug 2012 - 1
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