Agrostis stolonifera
Family Poaceae
Species Profile
Species classification | Naturalised |
Common names | Black Bent, Black Bent Grass, Bonnet Grass, Creeping Bent, Creeping Bentgrass, Redtop, Water Bentgrass |
Synonyms | Agropogon robinsonii (Druce) Melderis & D.C.McClint.; Agrostis adscendens Lange; Agrostis alba (numerous var.); Agrostis brevis Knapp; Agrostis bryoides Dumort.; Agrostis caespitosa Gaudich. ex Mirb.; Agrostis candollei Parl.; Agrostis capillaris var. stolonifera (L.) Druce; Agrostis decumbens Host; Agrostis densissima (Hack.) Druce; Agrostis depressa Vasey; Agrostis difficilis Hemsl.; Agrostis diluta Kurczenko; Agrostis exarata var. stolonifera Vasey; Agrostis filifolia Link; Agrostis flava O.F.Müll.; Agrostis glaucescens (J.Presl) Spreng.; Agrostis intermedia Balb.; Agrostis jacutica Schischk.; Agrostis karsensis Litv.; Agrostis kitaibelii Schult.; Agrostis langei Nyman; Agrostis macrantha Schischk.; Agrostis maritima Lam.; Agrostis neglecta Schult.; Agrostis nemoralis Phil.; Agrostis obliqua Trin.; Agrostis palustris Huds.; Agrostis patula Gaudin; Agrostis pauciflora Schrad.; Agrostis polymorpha (two var.) Huds.; Agrostis prorepens (W.D.J. Koch) G. Mey. ex Asch.; Agrostis prostrata Hook.f.; Agrostis pseudoalba Klokov; Agrostis pumila Peterm.; Agrostis reptans Rydb.; Agrostis robinsonii Druce; Agrostis salina Dumort.; Agrostis scabrida Maire & Trab.; Agrostis scabriglumis Boiss. & Reut.; Agrostis sibirica Petrov; Agrostis signata Schur; Agrostis sinaica Boiss.; Agrostis sokolovskajae Prob.; Agrostis spicigera H.Lindb.; Agrostis stolonifera (several var/sub sp); Agrostis stolonizans Besser; Agrostis straminea Hartm.; Agrostis tenuis var. stolonifera (L.) Podp.; Agrostis transcaspica Litv.; Agrostis valentina Roem. & Schult.; Agrostis varia Host; Agrostis virletii E.Fourn.; Agrostis vivipara Biv. ex Roem. & Schult.; Agrostis vulgaris (several var.); Agrostis welwitschii Steud.; Agrostis x bodaibensis Peschkova; Agrostis zerovii Klokov; Apera palustris (Huds.) Gray; Decandolia stolonifera (L.) T.Bastard; Milium maritimum (Lam.) Clem. & Rubio; Milium stoloniferum (L.) Lag.; Sporobolus arenarius var. gaditanus (Boiss. & Reut.) T. Durand & Schinz; Sporobolus gaditanus Boiss. & Reut.; Sporobolus gaudichaudii (Steud.) Albov; Sporobolus virginicus var. gaditanus (Boiss. & Reut.) Kerguélen; Vilfa decumbens (Gaudich.) P.Beauv.; Vilfa dulcis (Poir.) P.Beauv.; Vilfa gaditana (Boiss. & Reut.) Steud.; Vilfa gaudichaudii Steud.; Vilfa glaucescens C.Presl; Vilfa maritima (Lam.) P.Beauv.; Vilfa patula (Gaudich.) P.Beauv.; Vilfa stolonifera (L.) P.Beauv. |
Longevity | Perennial |
Growth form | Graminoid, Herb |
Seed dispersal morphology | Information unavailable |
Maximum height (m) | 1.3 |
Capable of vegetative reproduction | Yes |
Native range | Europe |
Exotic range (Australia) | NSW, SA, TAS, VIC, WA |
Exotic range (other) | Oceania, Pacific Ocean Islands, United States |
Habitat types (exotic) | Riparian systems, Wetlands, Coastal vegetation/sand dunes, Disturbed areas (including trails), Grasslands, Pastures, Roadsides, Wastelands |
Soil type (exotic) | Moist soils |
Decade of introduction | 1850 |
Rating [?]
Climate scenario | Australia | ACT | NSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
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Current climate | 32 | 30 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 38 | 24 |
RCP 8.5 2035 | 32 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 38 | 24 |
RCP 8.5 2065 | 32 | 28 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 46 | 38 | 24 |
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