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Agrostis scabra

Willd.

Rough Bentgrass

G5Secure Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.132050
Element CodePMPOA04120
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAgrostis
Other Common Names
Agrostide scabre (FR) rough bentgrass (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for a narrow treatment of Agrostis scabra excluding A. geminata as a distinct species as recognized in Kartesz (1994). FNA (vol. 24, 2007), Haines (2011), Kartesz (1999), and Soreng et al. (2003) include A. geminata as indistinct from A. scabra.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1987-10-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WisconsinSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
IllinoisS3Yes
WyomingSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
UtahS3Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
IndianaS3Yes
DelawareSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
South CarolinaS2Yes
OhioSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
MinnesotaS3Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
VirginiaS3Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Navajo NationSNRYes
MissouriS1Yes
TexasSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
North CarolinaS3Yes
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
OntarioSNRYes
NunavutSNRYes
SaskatchewanSNRYes
AlbertaS5Yes
Nova ScotiaSNRYes
New BrunswickSNRYes
LabradorSNRYes
Northwest TerritoriesSNRYes
QuebecS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSNRYes
Yukon TerritorySNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
ManitobaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
California (4)
AreaForestAcres
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Iceberg - Mill CreekHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest26,988
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
Idaho (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
HoodooLolo National Forest105,162
Nevada (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boundary Peak (NV)Inyo National Forest21,851
Ruby - Lamoille CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest32,771
Ruby - ThompsonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,289
SugarloafInyo National Forest11,534
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Capitan MountainsLincoln National Forest14,069
Hell HoleGila National Forest19,553
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
References (5)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2007a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 24. Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxviii + 911 pp.
  2. Haines, A. 2011. Flora Novae Angliae: a manual for the identification of native and naturalized higher vascular plants of New England. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. 973 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  5. Soreng, R.J., P.M. Peterson, G. Davidse, E.J. Judziewicz, F.O. Zuloaga, T.S. Filgueiras, and O. Morrone. 2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 48: 1-730.