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*Agrostis gigantea A. Roth. Common name: Redtop, Black Bentgrass. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Fields, pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA24, Il, K4, Meso6, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, W, Tucker (1996); = Agrostis alba L. — HC, Tat, WV, misapplied; = Agrostis stolonifera L. var. major (Gaudin) Farw. — G; >< Agrostis alba L. — S, S13, misapplied; > Agrostis gigantea ssp. gigantea — POWO; < Agrostis stolonifera L. — GW1, RAB, WH3. Basionym: Agrostis gigantea Roth 1788

Links to other floras: = Agrostis gigantea - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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