Roadless Areas
Home/Species/ Spike Bentgrass

Agrostis exarata

Trin.

Spike Bentgrass

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140236
Element CodePMPOA040D0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAgrostis
Other Common Names
Agrostide en épi (FR) spike bentgrass (EN) Spiked 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
As treated by Kartesz (1999), has no recognized varieties, but includes other species (such as Agrostis ampla and A. longiligula) that had been recognized separately by him in his 1994 checklist. LEM 31Jan01.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-04-08
Change Date1987-10-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South DakotaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
NevadaS4Yes
Navajo NationSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
MontanaS4Yes
ColoradoS4Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
VermontSNANo
North DakotaS1Yes
NebraskaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WyomingS4Yes
WashingtonSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS3Yes
Yukon TerritoryS2Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSHYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
ParsnipModoc National Forest8,485
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
References (2)
  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. 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.