Agrostis scabra
Hair Grass, Rough Bent
Other regional names: Rough Bentgrass +2 more
- Rough Bentgrass
- Rough Hair Grass
- Tickle Grass
Also known as: Agrostis geminata f. exaristata Fernald +17 more
- Agrostis geminata f. exaristata Fernald
- Agrostis geminata f. geminata
- Agrostis hyemalis f. exaristata (Fernald) Scoggan
- Agrostis hyemalis f. setigera (Fernald) E.G.Voss, 1966
- Agrostis hyemalis var. keweenawensis Farw.
- Agrostis hyemalis var. laxiflora (Bigelow ex Michx.) Beetle
- Agrostis hyemalis var. scabra (Willd.) Blomq.
- Agrostis hyemalis var. tenuis (Tuck.) Gleason
- Agrostis laxa Muhl.
- Agrostis laxiflora f. tuckermanii Fernald
- Agrostis laxiflora var. caespitosa Torr.
- Agrostis laxiflora var. montana (Torr.) Tuck.
- Agrostis laxiflora var. scabra (Willd.) Torr.
- Agrostis laxiflora var. tenuis (Tuck.) Torr.
- Agrostis michauxii var. laxiflora (Bigelow ex Michx.) A.Gray
- Agrostis pauzhetica Prob.
- Agrostis peckii House
- Agrostis scabra f. exaristata (Fernald) Hultén
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or annual.
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Agrostis scabra (commonly known as Hair Grass or Rough Bent) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The genus Agrostis is notably large, comprising more than 200 species.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Greenland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Japan, Kamchatka, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Kuril Is., Labrador, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yakutskiya, Yukon
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina South, Austria, Chile Central, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, Germany, Great Britain