Agrostis stolonifera

Bentgrass, Creeping bent

PoaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Seeds, Cereal

The seeds are used as a cereal.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. In Pakistan it grows between 1,500-4,000 m altitude. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 3,000 m above sea level. It is best in well-drained soils and an open, sunny position. It is resistant to drought and frost. In Yunnan.

Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Asia, Australia, Austria, Balkans, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Britain, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Chad, Chile, China, Crete, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Easter Island, Europe*, Falklands, France, Germany, Greece, Himalayas, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Manchuria, Mexico, Middle East, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, North America, Pakistan, Peru, Russia, SE Asia, Siberia, Slovenia, South America, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tibet, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yugoslavia,

Countries: Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Albania, Armenia, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Brunei, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Grenada, Georgia, French Guiana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malta, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Paraguay, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Singapore, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Suriname, El Salvador, Syria, Chad, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A tufted grass. It has stolons and keep growing from year to year. It grows 15-100 cm high. The leaf blades are 1-10 cm long and 1-5 mm wide. The flower panicle is narrow. It is 1-13 cm long.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown from seed.

Wikipedia

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Agrostis stolonifera (creeping bentgrass, creeping bent, fiorin, spreading bent or carpet bentgrass) is a perennial grass species in the family Poaceae. It is widely used as turf for golf courses. It flowers in Spring and Summer months.

Notes

There are 120-220 Agrostis species.

Names & Synonyms

Plazeča šopulja

Agrostis alba var. - manyand many others

References (7)

Bodkin, F., 1991, Encyclopedia Botanica. Cornstalk publishing, p 55
Flora of Pakistan. www.eFloras.org
http://www.stoller-eser.com/Flora/ethnobotany_table.htm
Kew Plants of the World Online
Tasmanian Herbarium Vascular Plants list p 79
Upson, R., & Lewis R., 2014, Updated Vascular Plant Checklist and Atlas for the Falkland Islands. Falklands Conservation and Kew.
Zizka, G., 1991, Flowering Plants of Easter Island. Palmarum Hortus Francofurtensis