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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)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS2Yes
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
GeorgiaS5Yes
North CarolinaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
IllinoisS4Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
IowaS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
KansasS2Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
OhioS5Yes
IndianaS5Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
New JerseyS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
KentuckyS4Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
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.