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Agrostis perennans

(Walt.) Tuckerman

Perennial Bentgrass

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148858
Element CodePMPOA040Z0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderCyperales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAgrostis
Other Common Names
Agrostide pérennante (FR) upland bentgrass (EN) Upland 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 broad treatment of Agrostis perennans as recognized by Kartesz (1994, 1999), FNA (2007, vol. 24), and Haines (2011), including A. altissima. Agrostis altissima is recognized as a distinct species by Weakley et al. (2023).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1988-02-24
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IowaS4Yes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
MarylandSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
IndianaS5Yes
South CarolinaSNRYes
IllinoisS4Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KentuckyS4Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
KansasS2Yes
VermontS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
OhioS5Yes
OregonSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
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. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.