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Agrostis  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 40389

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Agraulus P. Beauv.
  
    Agrestis Bubani
  
    Anomalotis Steud.
  
    Candollea Steud.
  
    Decandolia Bastard
  
    Heptaseta Koidz.
  
    Neoschischkinia Tzvelev
  
    Notonema Raf.
  
    Pentatherum Nábelek
  
    Senisetum Honda
  
    Trichodium Michx.
  
    Vilfa Adans.
  
  Common Name(s): bentgrass
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2010   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyPoaceae  – grasses, graminées  
                               GenusAgrostis L. – bentgrass  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Variety Agrostis idahoensis var. idahoensis Nash – Idaho bentgrass 
                                  Subspecies Agrostis vinealis ssp. vinealis Schreb. – brown bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis ambatoenis Asteg.  
                                  Species Agrostis anadyrensis Soczava  
                                  Species Agrostis arvensis Phil.  
                                  Species Agrostis bacillata Hack.  
                                  Species Agrostis basalis Luces  
                                  Species Agrostis blasdalei Hitchc. – Blasdale bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis bourgeaei E. Fourn.  
                                  Species Agrostis boyacensis Swallen & García-Barr.  
                                  Species Agrostis brachyathera Steud.  
                                  Species Agrostis breviculmis Hitchc.  
                                  Species Agrostis calderoniae Acosta Cast.  
                                  Species Agrostis canina L. – velvet bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis capillaris L. – colonial bentgrass, colonial bent 
                                  Species Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reut. – bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis clavata Trin. – clavate bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis densiflora Vasey – California bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis elliottiana Schult. – Elliott's bentgrass, Elliot bentgrass, Elliott bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis exarata Trin. – spike bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis exserta Swallen  
                                  Species Agrostis foliata Hook. f.  
                                  Species Agrostis ghiesbreghtii E. Fourn.  
                                  Species Agrostis gigantea Roth – redtop, black bent, water bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis glabra (J. Presl) Kunth  
                                  Species Agrostis hallii Vasey – Hall's bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis hendersonii Hitchc. – Henderson's bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis hooveri Swallen – Hoover's bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis howellii Scribn. – Howell's bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – winter bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis idahoensis Nash – Idaho bentgrass, Idaho redtop 
                                  Species Agrostis imberbis Phil.  
                                  Species Agrostis inconspicua Kunze ex E. Desv.  
                                  Species Agrostis insularis Rúgolo & A.M. Molina  
                                  Species Agrostis jahnii Luces  
                                  Species Agrostis kuntzei Mez  
                                  Species Agrostis laxissima Swallen  
                                  Species Agrostis lehmannii Swallen  
                                  Species Agrostis lenis Roseng., B.R. Arrill. & Izag.  
                                  Species Agrostis leptotricha E. Desv.  
                                  Species Agrostis liebmannii (E. Fourn.) Hitchc.  
                                  Species Agrostis longiberbis Hack. ex L.B. Sm.  
                                  Species Agrostis magellanica Lam.  
                                  Species Agrostis masafuerana Pilg.  
                                  Species Agrostis meridensis Luces  
                                  Species Agrostis mertensii Trin. – arctic bentgrass, northern bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis meyenii Trin.  
                                  Species Agrostis microphylla Steud. – small-leaf bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis montevidensis Spreng. ex Nees  
                                  Species Agrostis nebulosa Boiss. & Reut. – cloud bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis novogaliciana McVaugh  
                                  Species Agrostis oregonensis Vasey – Oregon bentgrass, Oregon redtop 
                                  Species Agrostis pallens Trin. – seashore bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis perennans (Walter) Tuck. – upland bentgrass, autumm bentgrass, upland bent 
                                  Species Agrostis philippiana Rúgolo & De Paula  
                                  Species Agrostis pittieri Hack.  
                                  Species Agrostis platensis Parodi  
                                  Species Agrostis reuteri Boiss.  
                                  Species Agrostis rosei Scribn. & Merr.  
                                  Species Agrostis rossiae Vasey – Ross' bentgrass, mountain bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis sandwicensis Hbd. – Hawai'i bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis scabra Willd. – rough bentgrass, rough bent, ticklegrass 
                                  Species Agrostis scabrifolia Swallen  
                                  Species Agrostis schaffneri E. Fourn.  
                                  Species Agrostis serranoi Phil.  
                                  Species Agrostis stolonifera L. – creeping bentgrass, carpet bentgrass, spreading bent, creeping bent, redtop, redtop bent, seaside bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis subpatens Hitchc.  
                                  Species Agrostis subrepens (Hitchc.) Hitchc.  
                                  Species Agrostis tenerrima Trin.  
                                  Species Agrostis tolucensis Kunth  
                                  Species Agrostis trichodes (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.  
                                  Species Agrostis turrialbae Mez  
                                  Species Agrostis uliginosa Phil.  
                                  Species Agrostis umbellata Colla  
                                  Species Agrostis variabilis Rydb. – mountain bentgrass, mountain redtop 
                                  Species Agrostis venezuelana Mez  
                                  Species Agrostis vidalii Phil.  
                                  Species Agrostis vinealis Schreb. – brown bentgrass 
                                  Species Agrostis virescens Kunth  
       

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  Source: Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009, database (version 24/11/2009)  
  Acquired: 2009   
  Notes: Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html   
  Reference for: Agrostis   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Agrostis   
       
  Source: Poaceae update, database (version Sept. 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources   
  Reference for: Agrostis   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Agrostis   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
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