Scientific Name:
Agrostis stolonifera
Pronunciation:
ag-ROSS-tiss stoe-lun-IFF-ur-uh
Common Name:
creeping bentgrass
Family Name:
Poaceae
Plant Type:
Poales (grass-like)
Key ID Features:
Thatchy, dense, non-tuft habit in lawns; rhizomes present; stolons thin, long, near ground surface; leaf vernation rolled, blades 1.5-2.5mm, soft, flat, tapering, stiff, appressed, pointed, canoe-shaped tips, prominent veins on the upper sides of leaf blades finely toothed margins, auricles absent, ligule white, 1-3mm long; culms round in section with closed sheath.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia, Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Golf green, Green roof technology
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Red, Brown
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Grain (caryopsis)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
awns usually absent; lemma 1.7-2mm, keeled on back, 5-nerved; 14 000 grains per gram
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Tan
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, Runners (or stolons)
