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genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass.

Species

* '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Arctic bent) * '' Agrostis agrostiflora'' * ''

Agrostis alpina ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis ambatoensis'' * '' Agrostis × amurensis'' * '' Agrostis anadyrensis'' * '' Agrostis angrenica'' * ''

Agrostis arvensis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

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Agrostis atlantica ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

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Agrostis australiensis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis bacillata'' * ''

Agrostis balansae ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

'' * '' Agrostis barceloi'' * '' Agrostis basalis'' * ''

Agrostis bergiana ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

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Agrostis bettyae ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

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Agrostis × bjoerkmannii ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis blasdalei'' * ''

Agrostis boliviana ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

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Agrostis boormanii ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

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Agrostis bourgaei ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

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Agrostis boyacensis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

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Agrostis brachiata ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

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Agrostis brachyathera ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

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Agrostis breviculmis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

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Agrostis burmanica ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis calderoniae'' * '' Agrostis canina'' (velvet bent) * ''

Agrostis capillaris ''Agrostis capillaris'', the common bent, colonial bent, or browntop, is a rhizomatous and stoloniferous perennial in the grass family ( Poaceae). It is native to Eurasia and has been widely introduced in many parts of the world. Colonial be ...

'' (common bent, browntop) * ''

Agrostis carmichaelii ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis castellana'' (highland bent) * ''

Agrostis × castriferrei ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a Genetically modified organis ...

'' * '' Agrostis clavata'' (northern bent) * ''

Agrostis × clavatiformis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a Genetically modified organis ...

'' * '' Agrostis clemensorum'' * '' Agrostis comorensis'' * '' Agrostis congestiflora'' * '' Agrostis continuata'' * '' Agrostis curtisii'' (bristle bent) * '' Agrostis cypricola'' * ''

Agrostis decaryana ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis delicatula'' * ''

Agrostis delislei ''Agrostis delislei'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Poaceae, Endemism, endemic to the subantartic Île Amsterdam, Amsterdam Island. It was first described by William Hemsley (botanist), William Hemsley in 1884. References

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Agrostis densiflora ''Agrostis densiflora'' is a species of grass known by the common name California bent grass. It is endemic to the coast of northern and central California, United States, where it grows in habitat along the immediate coastline, such as dunes and ...

'' (California bent) * '' Agrostis diemenica'' * '' Agrostis dimorpholemma'' * '' Agrostis divaricatissima'' * '' Agrostis dshungarica'' * '' Agrostis durieui'' * '' Agrostis dyeri'' * ''

Agrostis elliotii ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism ...

'' * '' Agrostis elliottiana'' * '' Agrostis emirnensis'' * '' Agrostis eriantha'' * '' Agrostis exarata'' (spike bent) * '' Agrostis exserta'' * '' Agrostis filipes'' * ''

Agrostis flaccida ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis foliata'' * '' Agrostis × fouilladeana'' * ''

Agrostis gelida ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

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Agrostis ghiesbreghtii ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a Genetically modified organis ...

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Agrostis gigantea ''Agrostis gigantea'', known by its common names black bent and redtop, is a perennial grass of the '' Agrostis'' genus. It is native to Europe, but in the cooler areas of North America was widely used as a pasture grass until the 1940s. Althou ...

'' (black bent, redtop) * '' Agrostis × gigantifera'' * '' Agrostis glabra'' * '' Agrostis goughensis'' * '' Agrostis gracilifolia'' * '' Agrostis gracililaxa'' * '' Agrostis griffithiana'' * '' Agrostis hallii'' * '' Agrostis × hegetschweileri'' * '' Agrostis hendersonii'' * ''

Agrostis hesperica ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

'' * '' Agrostis hideoi'' * '' Agrostis hirta'' * '' Agrostis holgateana'' * '' Agrostis hookeriana'' * '' Agrostis hooveri'' * '' Agrostis howellii'' * '' Agrostis hugoniana'' * '' Agrostis humbertii'' * '' Agrostis humilis'' * ''

Agrostis hyemalis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a Genetically modified organis ...

'' (winter bent) * '' Agrostis hygrometrica'' * '' Agrostis idahoensis'' * '' Agrostis imbecilla'' * '' Agrostis imberbis'' * '' Agrostis inaequiglumis'' * '' Agrostis inconspicua'' * '' Agrostis infirma'' * '' Agrostis innominata'' * '' Agrostis insularis'' * '' Agrostis isopholis'' * ''

Agrostis jahnii ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

'' * '' Agrostis joyceae'' * '' Agrostis juressii'' * '' Agrostis keniensis'' * '' Agrostis kilimandscharica'' * '' Agrostis koelerioides'' * ''

Agrostis kolymensis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis korczaginii'' * '' Agrostis lacuna-vernalis'' * '' Agrostis laxissima'' * '' Agrostis lazica'' * '' Agrostis lehmannii'' * '' Agrostis lenis'' * '' Agrostis leptotricha'' * '' Agrostis liebmannii'' * '' Agrostis longiberbis'' * '' Agrostis mackliniae'' * '' Agrostis magellanica'' * '' Agrostis mannii'' * ''

Agrostis marojejyensis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis masafuerana'' * '' Agrostis media'' * '' Agrostis mertensii'' (Arctic bent) * '' Agrostis merxmuelleri'' * ''

Agrostis meyenii ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

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Agrostis micrantha ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis microphylla'' * '' Agrostis montevidensis'' * '' Agrostis muelleriana'' * '' Agrostis munroana'' * '' Agrostis × murbeckii'' * '' Agrostis muscosa'' * ''

Agrostis musjidii ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

'' * '' Agrostis nebulosa'' * '' Agrostis nervosa'' * '' Agrostis nevadensis'' * '' Agrostis nevskii'' * '' Agrostis nipponensis'' * '' Agrostis novogaliciana'' * '' Agrostis × novograblenovii'' * '' Agrostis olympica'' * '' Agrostis oregonensis'' * '' Agrostis oresbia'' * ''

Agrostis pallens ''Agrostis pallens'' is a species of Poaceae, grass known by the common name seashore bentgrass. Distribution It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Montana to California, where it grows in many types of habitat, typicall ...

'' (dune bent, seashore bent) * '' Agrostis pallescens'' * '' Agrostis × paramushirensis'' * '' Agrostis parviflora'' * '' Agrostis paulsenii'' * '' Agrostis peninsularis'' * '' Agrostis perennans'' (upland bent) * '' Agrostis personata'' * '' Agrostis peschkovae'' * '' Agrostis petriei'' * '' Agrostis philippiana'' * '' Agrostis pilgeriana'' * '' Agrostis pilosula'' * '' Agrostis pittieri'' * '' Agrostis platensis'' * '' Agrostis pleiophylla'' * '' Agrostis pourretii'' * ''

Agrostis producta ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis propinqua'' * '' Agrostis quinqueseta'' * '' Agrostis reuteri'' * '' Agrostis rosei'' * ''

Agrostis rossiae ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis rupestris'' * '' Agrostis salaziensis'' * '' Agrostis salsa'' * '' Agrostis sandwicensis'' * '' Agrostis × sanionis'' * '' Agrostis scabra'' (rough bent, tickle bent) * '' Agrostis scabrifolia'' * '' Agrostis schaffneri'' * '' Agrostis schleicheri'' * '' Agrostis schmidii'' * '' Agrostis sclerophylla'' * '' Agrostis serranoi'' * '' Agrostis sesquiflora'' * '' Agrostis sichotensis'' * '' Agrostis sikkimensis'' * '' Agrostis sinocontracta'' * ''

Agrostis sinorupestris ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis × stebleri'' * ''

Agrostis stolonifera ''Agrostis stolonifera'' (creeping bentgrass, creeping bent, fiorin, spreading bent or carpet bentgrass) is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae. Description ''Agrostis stolonifera'' is stoloniferous and may form mats or tufts. The ...

'' (creeping bent) * ''

Agrostis × subclavata ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

'' * '' Agrostis subpatens'' * '' Agrostis subrepens'' * '' Agrostis subulata'' * '' Agrostis subulifolia'' * '' Agrostis tandilensis'' (Kennedy's bent) * ''

Agrostis tateyamensis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * '' Agrostis aequivalvi'' ...

'' * '' Agrostis taylorii'' * '' Agrostis tenerrima'' * '' Agrostis thompsoniae'' * '' Agrostis thurberiana'' * '' Agrostis tibestica'' * '' Agrostis tileni'' * ''

Agrostis tolucensis ''Agrostis tolucensis'' is a species of grass which is found in South America, the United States, and Mexico. Description The plant is perennial and caespitose with culms being long and wide. It eciliate membrane have a ligule which is long ...

'' * '' Agrostis × torgesii'' * '' Agrostis trachychlaena'' * ''

Agrostis trachyphylla ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis trichodes'' * '' Agrostis trisetoides'' * '' Agrostis tsaratananensis'' * '' Agrostis tsiafajavonensis'' * ''

Agrostis tsitondroinensis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan genus of plants in the Poaceae, grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a Genetically modified organis ...

'' * '' Agrostis turrialbae'' * '' Agrostis tuvinica'' * '' Agrostis uhligii'' * '' Agrostis uliginosa'' * ''

Agrostis umbellata ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis ushae'' * ''

Agrostis × ussuriensis ''Agrostis'' (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass. Species * ''Agrostis aequivalvi'' (Ar ...

'' * '' Agrostis variabilis'' (mountain bent) * '' Agrostis venezuelana'' * '' Agrostis venusta'' * '' Agrostis vidalii'' * '' Agrostis vinealis'' (brown bent) * '' Agrostis virescens'' * '' Agrostis volkensii'' * '' Agrostis wacei'' * '' Agrostis zenkeri'' Hundreds of species formerly listed in the genus ''Agrostis'' have been moved to other genera, including '' Achnatherum'', ''

Aira ''Aira'' is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to western and southern Europe, central and southwest Asia, plus Africa. The common name, shared with the similar related genera '' Deschampsia'' and ''Koeleria'', is hair-g ...

'', '' Alloteropsis'', '' Apera'', ''

Arundinella ''Arundinella'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, common in many tropical and subtropical regions.Phipps, J. B. 1967. Studies in the Arundinelleae (Gramineae). V. The series of the genus ''Arundinella''. Canadian Journal of Bot ...

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Calamagrostis ''Calamagrostis'' (reed grass or smallweed) is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae, with about 260 species that occur mainly in temperate regions of the globe. Towards equatorial latitudes, species of ''Calamagrostis'' general ...

'', '' Chaetopogon'', '' Chionochloa'', '' Chloris'', '' Cinna'', ''

Colpodium ''Colpodium'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Asia but with a few species on certain mountains in Africa. ; SpeciesMill, R. R. 1985. ''Eremopoa, Nephelochloa, Catabrosella, Colpodium, Hyalopoa, Catabrosa, Paracolpo ...

'', '' Crypsis'', ''

Cynodon ''Cynodon'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. It is native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World, as well as being cultivated and naturalized in the New World and on many oceanic islands. The genus name comes from Gre ...

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Deschampsia ''Deschampsia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known as hair grass or tussock grass. The genus is widespread across many countries.

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Dichelachne ''Dichelachne'' is a genus of Australian, Indonesian, and Pacific Island plants in the grass family. They are known commonly as plumegrasses.Digitaria ''Digitaria'' is a genus of plants in the grass family native to tropical and warm temperate regions but can occur in tropical, subtropical, and cooler temperate regions as well. Common names include crabgrass, finger-grass, and fonio. They are ...

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Eremochloa ''Eremochloa'' is a genus of Asian and Australian plants in the grass family. ; SpeciesPohl, R. W. 1994. 171. ''Eremochloa'' Buse. 6: 397. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónom ...

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Eriochloa ''Eriochloa'' is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, commonly called cupgrass. They are found across much of Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, plus a few places in European Russia. ; Species * ''Eriochloa acuminata'' &ndas ...

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Eustachys ''Eustachys'' (fan grass or fingergrass) is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the Poaceae, grass family. It is native primarily to warmer parts of the Americas, with a few species in Africa and Asia. Species Species include: * ''Eu ...

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Gastridium ''Gastridium'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. Species of the genus are found in Africa and Eurasia. These grasses are sometimes called nit grass. ; Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Gastridium'': * '' Gastri ...

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Graphephorum ''Graphephorum'' is a genus of North American plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Graphephorum melicoides'' (Michx.) Desv. - Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Michigan, ...

'', '' Gymnopogon'', ''

Lachnagrostis ''Lachnagrostis'' is a genus of African, Australian, Pacific Island, and South American plants in the grass family. They are often treated as members of genus ''Agrostis''. ; SpeciesRúgolo de Agrasar, Z. & A. M. Molina. 2002. El género ''Lachn ...

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Leptochloa ''Leptochloa'' is a widespread genus of Asian, African, Australian, and American plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as sprangletops. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ληπτος (''leptos''), me ...

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Muhlenbergia ''Muhlenbergia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. The genus is named in honor of the German-American amateur botanist Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg (1753-1815). Many of the species are known by the common name muhly. The greatest ...

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Pentameris ''Pentameris'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, native primarily to Africa, with a few species in Yemen and on certain islands in the Indian Ocean. A significant number of species are endemic to South Africa.Linder, Hans Peter, et al. ...

'', '' Phippsia'', ''

Piptatherum ''Piptatherum'' is a genus of plants in the grass family known as ricegrass. They are widely distributed across much of Eurasia, North Africa, and North America. These are clumping perennial grasses with long, tapering leaf blades. ; Species ...

'', '' Poa'', ''

Polypogon ''Polypogon'' is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, commonly known beard grass or rabbitsfoot grass. Description ''Polypogon'' species vary in appearance; some are erect, while others drape over the ground in waves. ...

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Puccinellia ''Puccinellia'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, known as alkali grass or salt grass. These grasses grow in wet environments, often in saline or alkaline conditions. They are native to temperate to Arctic regions of the Northern and S ...

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Reimarochloa ''Reimarochloa'' is a genus of New World plants in the Poaceae, grass family, native to North America, North and South America including the Greater Antilles.Relchela ''Relchela'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is ''Relchela panicoides'', native to Chile and Argentina (Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Neuquén Neuquén (; arn, Nehuenken) is the capital city of the Argent ...

'', '' Schismus'', ''

Sporobolus ''Sporobolus'' is a nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family. The name ''Sporobolus'' means "seed-thrower", and is derived from Ancient Greek word (), meaning "seed", and the root of () "to throw", referring to the dispersion of ...

'' and '' Zingeria''.

Uses

Some species of bents are commonly used for

lawn A lawn is an area of soil-covered land planted with grasses and other durable plants such as clover which are maintained at a short height with a lawnmower (or sometimes grazing animals) and used for aesthetic and recreational purposes. ...

grass. This is a desirable grass for golf course teeing areas, fairways, and greens. Bentgrass is used in turf applications for its numerous advantages: it can be mowed to a very short length without damage, it can handle a great amount of foot traffic, it has a shallow root system that is thick and dense allowing it to be seeded and grow rather easily, and it has a pleasing, deep green appearance. The name "bent" refers to the shallow roots, which bend just below the surface of the soil to propagate laterally.

Creeping bent

'' is the most commonly used species of ''Agrostis''. Historically, it was often called

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long grass, after a village on Salisbury Plain, England. It is cultivated almost exclusively on golf courses, especially on putting greens. Creeping bent aggressively produces horizontal stems, called stolons, that run along the soil's surface. These allow creeping bent to form dense stands under conducive conditions and outcompete bunch-type grass and broadleaf weeds. As such, if infested in a home lawn, it can become a troublesome weed problem. The leaves of the bentgrass are long and slender. It can quickly take over a home lawn if it is not controlled and has very shallow roots. The

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and

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genetically engineered creeping bent to be

glyphosate Glyphosate (IUPAC name: ''N''-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant. It is an organophosphorus compound, specifically a phosphonate, which acts by inhibiting the plant enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshik ...

-tolerant under Monsanto's

Roundup Ready Roundup Ready is the Monsanto trademark for its patented line of genetically modified crop seeds that are resistant to its glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup. History In 1996, genetically modified ''Roundup Ready'' soybeans resistant to Roundu ...

trademark, as "one of the first wind-pollinated, perennial, and highly outcrossing transgenic crops". In 2003, Scotts planted it as part of a large (about 160 ha) field trial in central Oregon near Madras. In 2004, its pollen was found to have reached wild growing bentgrass populations up to 14 kilometres away. Cross-pollinating ''

'' was even found at a distance of 21 kilometres. Scotts could not remove all genetically engineered plants and in 2007, the

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) based in Riverdale, Maryland responsible for protecting animal health, animal welfare, and plant health. APHIS is the lead ...

fined them $500,000 for non-compliance with

Plant Protection Act The Plant Protection Act (PPA) (part of ) is a US statute relating to plant pests and noxious weeds introduced in 2000. It is currently codified at 7 U.S.C. 7701 ''et seq''. It consolidates related responsibilities that were previously spread ...

regulations.

Common bent

'', or colonial bent, was brought to America from Europe. This was the type of grass that was used on the lawns of most estates. It is the tallest of the bents with very fine texture and like most bent grasses grows very densely. Although this species has been used on golf courses and sporting fields it is better suited for lawns. Colonial bent is fairly easy to grow from seeds and fertilization of the lawn is not as intense. This grass also takes longer to establish than creeping bent. However it does not require the intense maintenance.

Velvet bent

'' Agrostis canina'' gets its name for the velvet appearance that this grass produces. It has the finest texture of all the bent grasses. This grass was used in Europe for estate lawns and golf courses because it could be cut so short. Velvet bent grass requires similar upkeep and maintenance to creeping bent. Velvet bent has recently had a resurgence in the UK due to the high demands on greens from inclement weather and speed expectations. This species also has a lighter color than the two previous species.

Butterfly food plant

Butterflies whose caterpillars feed on ''Agrostis'' include: * Zabulon skipper, ''Poanes zabulon''

References

External links

Interactive Key to ''Agrostis'' of North America
{{Authority control Lawn grasses Poaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus

Species

Uses

Creeping bent

Common bent

Velvet bent

Butterfly food plant

See also

References

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