Agrostis stolonifera
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Agrostis stolonifera
COMMON NAME(S): Redtop, creeping bentgrass
SYNONYM(S):
FAMILY: POACEAE (GRAMINEAE) - Grass family
ORIGIN: Northwestern United States
HABITAT: Wetlands to drier, disturbed sites
RANGE:
TYPE:
HEIGHT: Flowering shoots to 4' 6" tall
CHARACTERISTICS:
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, linear, to 15" long
FLOWERS: Inconspicuous, many, loosely carried on erect shoots
FLOWERING SEASON: Summer-fall
FRUITS: Small, single-seeded
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES: Pollen allergens
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Respiratory
COMMENTS: Bent grasses are important agents of pollinosis. Several other species are important, particularly A. perennans (Walter) Tuckerman (Autumn bent), A. elliottiana Schultes and A. hyemalis (Walter) Britton (hairgrass).
