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Bentgrass (Agrostis)
Bentgrass are a large genus with species found across the world, with many hundreds of species names linked to them. Bentgrass are wind-pollinated, are usually tufted with clustered spikelets as flowers, and have flat leaf blades.
Lifespan
Annual
Plant Type
Herb/Vine
Key Facts About Bentgrass
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Attributes of Bentgrass
Leaf type
Deciduous
Scientific Classification of Bentgrass
Distribution of Bentgrass
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Distribution Map of Bentgrass
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
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How to Grow and Care for Bentgrass
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The bentgrass genus, or bentgrass, is a versatile family of cool-season grasses requiring moderate light and consistent watering. They prefer cool temperatures and thrive in well-drained soil. Common challenges include leaf spot diseases, rust, and nematodes. Being cool-season grasses, bentgrass may require additional water in hot summers and might go dormant during harsh winters. Pruning or cutting back is not typically necessary, but performing it in early spring might encourage healthy growth. Ensure you're keeping an eye out for any sudden change in color or overall health.
How to Water Bentgrass?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Bentgrass?
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8 most common species：
Seashore bentgrass
Seashore bentgrass (Agrostis pallens) is a cool-season grass native to western North America. It can be used as a replacement for traditional lawns in its native range, where it won't need heavy-duty chemical fertilizers or a lot of watering. If left natural, it can require half as much water and care as regular lawns.
Creeping bent
Creeping bent is a perennial grass that is useful for landscaping and gardening. It is most frequently used as turf for golf courses. Creeping bent is considered invasive in some regions of the US. It is a stoloniferous plant - it forms long stolons, often called runners, connecting plants of the same species together and forming tufts.
Colonial bentgrass
Agrostis capillaris or colonial bentgrass is native to Eurasia and has been introduced in many places around the world. The plant makes an excellent lawn and is popular as playing turf for golf courses.
Spike Bentgrass
Spike Bentgrass (Agrostis exarata) is indigenous to western North America. Other names for this perennial grass include Pacific bentgrass, western bentgrass, and spike redtop. In the wild, you’ll find it growing profusely anywhere where there’s a lot of drenched soil. This could be along a river or stream, or in wetlands. However, this resilient plant can withstand extended periods of dry soil.
Redtop
Redtop is a perennial grass that's native to Europe and parts of North America. The survival of rhizomes and seeds enable it to do well in response to fires, which is why the Agrostis gigantea was planted in areas that were disturbed by the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. This grass can be found in open woodland, hedgerows, roadsides, and waste ground, plus as a weed on arable land.
Upland bentgrass
Upland bentgrass (Agrostis perennans) is a perennial bunchgrass from the Americas. It can be found in wooded areas or open fields. It also tolerates many different soil types. Young shoots are good fodder for livestock, and several types of caterpillar also eat upland bentgrass.
Rough bent
Rough bent (Agrostis scabra) is a common species of grass that is native to much of Asia and North America and has been introduced elsewhere in the world. It is a type of tumbleweed and can be found in a variety of different habitats, from dry prairies to wetlands and swamps.
Clavate bentgrass
Clavate bentgrass is a perennial grass with a clump-growing habit, showcasing slender stems and fine-textured, green leaves. It typically thrives in alpine or cool temperate climates, often in meadows or open woods. Its delicate, airy flower heads bloom in summer, with a wispy and subtle appeal that attracts pollinators. Adaptable to varying light conditions, clavate bentgrass is both hardy and resilient, forming a soft, low carpet that contributes to its ecosystem's understory diversity.
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Seashore bentgrass
Seashore bentgrass
Seashore bentgrass (Agrostis pallens) is a cool-season grass native to western North America. It can be used as a replacement for traditional lawns in its native range, where it won't need heavy-duty chemical fertilizers or a lot of watering. If left natural, it can require half as much water and care as regular lawns.
Creeping bent
Creeping bent
Creeping bent is a perennial grass that is useful for landscaping and gardening. It is most frequently used as turf for golf courses. Creeping bent is considered invasive in some regions of the US. It is a stoloniferous plant - it forms long stolons, often called runners, connecting plants of the same species together and forming tufts.
Colonial bentgrass
Colonial bentgrass
Agrostis capillaris or colonial bentgrass is native to Eurasia and has been introduced in many places around the world. The plant makes an excellent lawn and is popular as playing turf for golf courses.
Spike Bentgrass
Spike Bentgrass
Spike Bentgrass (Agrostis exarata) is indigenous to western North America. Other names for this perennial grass include Pacific bentgrass, western bentgrass, and spike redtop. In the wild, you’ll find it growing profusely anywhere where there’s a lot of drenched soil. This could be along a river or stream, or in wetlands. However, this resilient plant can withstand extended periods of dry soil.
Redtop
Redtop
Redtop is a perennial grass that's native to Europe and parts of North America. The survival of rhizomes and seeds enable it to do well in response to fires, which is why the Agrostis gigantea was planted in areas that were disturbed by the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. This grass can be found in open woodland, hedgerows, roadsides, and waste ground, plus as a weed on arable land.
Upland bentgrass
Upland bentgrass
Upland bentgrass (Agrostis perennans) is a perennial bunchgrass from the Americas. It can be found in wooded areas or open fields. It also tolerates many different soil types. Young shoots are good fodder for livestock, and several types of caterpillar also eat upland bentgrass.
Rough bent
Rough bent
Rough bent (Agrostis scabra) is a common species of grass that is native to much of Asia and North America and has been introduced elsewhere in the world. It is a type of tumbleweed and can be found in a variety of different habitats, from dry prairies to wetlands and swamps.
Clavate bentgrass
Clavate bentgrass
Clavate bentgrass is a perennial grass with a clump-growing habit, showcasing slender stems and fine-textured, green leaves. It typically thrives in alpine or cool temperate climates, often in meadows or open woods. Its delicate, airy flower heads bloom in summer, with a wispy and subtle appeal that attracts pollinators. Adaptable to varying light conditions, clavate bentgrass is both hardy and resilient, forming a soft, low carpet that contributes to its ecosystem's understory diversity.
Idaho bentgrass
Idaho bentgrass
Idaho bentgrass(Agrostis idahoensis) is a perennial grass that occurs in several habitat types, but it mostly prefers wet areas. It was named after the US state of Idaho (the specific Latin epithet "idahoensis" refers to the state of Idaho), though it naturally occurs throughout much of western North America.
Elliott's bentgrass
Elliott's bentgrass
The elliott's bentgrass is distinctive for its tiny, delicate spikelets that grow to be just 3 mm long. Even its awns (grass flowers) reach a maximum of only 1 cm, making it easily distinguishable from its sister species. Interestingly, the flowers grow right off the branches of elliott's bentgrass rather than on their own stems.
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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About
Key Facts
Distribution
How To Care
All Species
More Genus
Bentgrass
Agrostis
Bentgrass are a large genus with species found across the world, with many hundreds of species names linked to them. Bentgrass are wind-pollinated, are usually tufted with clustered spikelets as flowers, and have flat leaf blades.
Lifespan
Annual
Plant Type
Herb/Vine
Key Facts About Bentgrass
Feedback
Attributes of Bentgrass
Leaf type
Deciduous
Scientific Classification of Bentgrass
Distribution of Bentgrass
Feedback
Distribution Map of Bentgrass
Native
Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
How to Grow and Care for Bentgrass
Feedback
The bentgrass genus, or bentgrass, is a versatile family of cool-season grasses requiring moderate light and consistent watering. They prefer cool temperatures and thrive in well-drained soil. Common challenges include leaf spot diseases, rust, and nematodes. Being cool-season grasses, bentgrass may require additional water in hot summers and might go dormant during harsh winters. Pruning or cutting back is not typically necessary, but performing it in early spring might encourage healthy growth. Ensure you're keeping an eye out for any sudden change in color or overall health.
How to Water Bentgrass?
What Are the Sunlight Requirements for Bentgrass?
How to Propagate Bentgrass?
How to Plant Bentgrass?
Exploring the Bentgrass Plants
Feedback
8 most common species：
Seashore bentgrass
Seashore bentgrass (Agrostis pallens) is a cool-season grass native to western North America. It can be used as a replacement for traditional lawns in its native range, where it won't need heavy-duty chemical fertilizers or a lot of watering. If left natural, it can require half as much water and care as regular lawns.
Creeping bent
Creeping bent is a perennial grass that is useful for landscaping and gardening. It is most frequently used as turf for golf courses. Creeping bent is considered invasive in some regions of the US. It is a stoloniferous plant - it forms long stolons, often called runners, connecting plants of the same species together and forming tufts.
Colonial bentgrass
Agrostis capillaris or colonial bentgrass is native to Eurasia and has been introduced in many places around the world. The plant makes an excellent lawn and is popular as playing turf for golf courses.
Spike Bentgrass
Spike Bentgrass (Agrostis exarata) is indigenous to western North America. Other names for this perennial grass include Pacific bentgrass, western bentgrass, and spike redtop. In the wild, you’ll find it growing profusely anywhere where there’s a lot of drenched soil. This could be along a river or stream, or in wetlands. However, this resilient plant can withstand extended periods of dry soil.
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All Species of Bentgrass
More Popular Genus
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Dracaena
Dracaena are popular house plants that are easy to grow. They can tolerate low-light conditions and require little watering. Their leaves range from variegated to dark green. Their characteristic traits include woody stems that grow slowly but offer a striking appearance for small spaces such as apartments or offices.
Fig trees
Fig trees have been cultivated in many regions for their fruits, particularly the common fig, F. carica. Most of the species have edible fruits, although the common fig is the only one of commercial value. Fig trees are also important food sources for wildlife in the tropics, including monkeys, bats, and insects.
Brambles
Brambles are members of the rose family, and there are hundreds of different types to be found throughout the European countryside. They have been culturally significant for centuries; Christian folklore stories hold that when the devil was thrown from heaven, he landed on a bramble bush. Their vigorous growth habit can tangle into native plants and take over.
Maples
The popular tree family known as maples change the color of their leaves in the fall. Many cultural traditions encourage people to watch the colors change, such as momijigari in Japan. Maples popular options for bonsai art. Alternately, their sap is used to create maple syrup.
Prunus
Prunus is a genus of flowering fruit trees that includes almonds, cherries, plums, peaches, nectarines, and apricots. These are often known as "stone fruits" because their pits are large seeds or "stones." When prunus trees are damaged, they exhibit "gummosis," a condition in which the tree's gum (similar to sap) is secreted to the bark to help heal external wounds.
Nightshades
Nightshades is a large and diverse genus of plants, with more than 1500 different types worldwide. This genus incorporates both important staple food crops like tomato, potato, and eggplant, but also dangerous poisonous plants from the nightshade family. The name was coined by Pliny the Elder almost two thousand years ago.
Roses
Most species of roses are shrubs or climbing plants that have showy flowers and sharp thorns. They are commonly cultivated for cut flowers or as ornamental plants in gardens due to their attractive appearance, pleasant fragrance, and cultural significance in many countries. The rose hips (fruits) can also be used in jams and teas.
Oaks
Oaks are among the world's longest-lived trees, sometimes growing for over 1,000 years! The oldest known oak tree is in the southern United States and is over 1,500 years old. Oaks produce an exceedingly popular type of wood which is used to make different products, from furniture and flooring to wine barrels and even cosmetic creams.
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