Creeping Bentgrass(Weedy)

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• Scientific Name: Agrostis plaustris Huds., Agrostis stolonifera L.

Creeping bentgrass is susceptable to scalping injury at higher heights of cut

Creeping bentgrass forms objectionable patches in other turf species

Creeping bentgrass has a finer leaf texture that does not mix well with most other turf species

• Common Names: Creeping bentgrass, Agrostide stolonifere (France), Agrostide blanca (Spain), Marsh Bentgrass, Mietlica rozlogowa (Poland), Psinecek vybexkaty (Czech), Flechstraussgras (Germany), Polevica pobiegoobrazujuscaja (Russia)

• Climatic Zone: Temperate

• Geographic Distribution: North America (temperate), Europe, Australia, East Asia. Creeping Bentgrass is often used on golf course puting greens and other close mowed turf surfaces.

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Photosynthetic Apparatus: C3

• Major Identifying Characteristic: Vernation rolled, ligule membranous relatively long, leaf blade is ridged. To differentiate from Poa annua look at leaf blade. Creeping bentgrass has a ridged leaf while Poa annua is smooth with a single midrib