Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg. Common name: Ticklegrass, Small Bentgrass, Hairgrass. Phenology: Mar-Jul. Habitat: Moist to dry fields, meadows, and roadsides, sometimes also in barrens or thin soils over outcrops. Distribution: ME west to WI and SD, south to FL, TX, nd Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA24, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, WV, Tucker (1996); = Agrostis hiemalis Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. — GW1, HC, orthographic variant; = Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenb. var. hyemalis — C, G, Mo1; < Agrostis hiemalis Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. — NcTx, S, W, orthographic variant; < Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenb. — RAB, S13, Tat; ~ Trichodium laxiflorum Muhl.; Cornucopiae hyemalis Walter. Basionym: Cornucopiae hyemalis Walter 1788
Links to other floras: = Agrostis hyemalis - FNA24
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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