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Agrostis hyemalis

Hair Grass, Small Bent
Other regional names: Tickle Grass +2 more
  • Tickle Grass
  • Winter Bent Grass
  • Winter Bentgrass
Also known as: Agrestis hyemalis (Walter) Lunell +17 more
  • Agrestis hyemalis (Walter) Lunell
  • Agrostis antecedens E.P.Bicknell
  • Agrostis aphanes Trin.
  • Agrostis canina var. hyemalis (Walter) Kuntze
  • Agrostis geminata Trin.
  • Agrostis hyemalis f. tuckermanii (Fernald) Scoggan
  • Agrostis hyemalis var. geminata (Trin.) Hitchc.
  • Agrostis hyemalis var. hyemalis
  • Agrostis hyemalis var. nutkaensis (Kunth) Scribn. & Merr.
  • Agrostis nootkaensis Trin.
  • Agrostis nutkaensis Kunth
  • Agrostis scabra f. tuckermanii Fernald
  • Agrostis scabra var. elatior Benth.
  • Agrostis scabra var. geminata (Trin.) Hultén
  • Agrostis scabra var. geminata (Trin.) Swallen
  • Cornucopiae hyemale Walter
  • Cornucopiae hyemalis Walter
  • Trichodium album J.Presl
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Poaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.

Agrostis hyemalis (commonly known as Hair Grass or Small Bent) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, North America, and South America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Agrostis, which contains over 200 distinct species.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, China, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Russian Far East, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Aleutian Is., Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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