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bent grass
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bent grass

Agrostis

Agrostis (bent or bentgrass) is a large and very nearly cosmopolitan genus of plants in the grass family, found in nearly all the countries in the world. It has been bred as a GMO creeping bent grass.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

colonial bent

speciesAgrostis capillaris

redtop

speciesAgrostis gigantea

Creeping Bent

speciesAgrostis stolonifera

Rough Bentgrass

speciesAgrostis scabra

Perennial Bentgrass

speciesAgrostis perennans

Winter Bentgrass

speciesAgrostis hyemalis

Velvet Bent

speciesAgrostis canina

Pacific bentgrass

speciesAgrostis exarata

Highland Bent

speciesAgrostis castellana

Brown Bent

speciesAgrostis vinealis

Bristle Bent

speciesAgrostis curtisii

seashore bentgrass

speciesAgrostis pallens

Rock Bent

speciesAgrostis rupestris

Pincushion Grass

speciesAgrostis muscosa

Arctic Bentgrass

speciesAgrostis mertensii

Clubbed Bent

speciesAgrostis clavata

Agrostis subspicata

speciesAgrostis subspicata

Agrostis juressi

speciesAgrostis juressi

Agrostis alpina

speciesAgrostis alpina

Idaho bent grass

speciesAgrostis idahoensis

Agrostis agrostiflora

speciesAgrostis agrostiflora

mountain bentgrass

speciesAgrostis variabilis

Agrostis muelleriana

speciesAgrostis muelleriana

Elliott's Bentgrass

speciesAgrostis elliottiana

Blasdale's bent grass

speciesAgrostis blasdalei

Small-leaf Bentgrass

speciesAgrostis microphylla

Agrostis pourretii

speciesAgrostis pourretii

Agrostis infirma

speciesAgrostis infirma

Fog Grass

speciesAgrostis montevidensis

Hall's bentgrass

speciesAgrostis hallii

California Bentgrass

speciesAgrostis densiflora

Agrostis sandwicensis

speciesAgrostis sandwicensis

Agrostis dyeri

speciesAgrostis dyeri

dense-flowered bent

speciesAgrostis congestiflora

Agrostis salaziensis

speciesAgrostis salaziensis

Agrostis breviculmis

speciesAgrostis breviculmis

Agrostis tenerrima

speciesAgrostis tenerrima

Cloud-grass

speciesAgrostis nebulosa

Agrostis venusta

speciesAgrostis venusta

Agrostis petriei

speciesAgrostis petriei

Agrostis personata

speciesAgrostis personata

Agrostis tolucensis

speciesAgrostis tolucensis

Oregon Bentgrass

speciesAgrostis oregonensis

Howell's Bentgrass

speciesAgrostis howellii

Agrostis parviflora

speciesAgrostis parviflora

Agrostis aucklandica

speciesAgrostis aucklandica

Agrostis × murbeckii

hybridAgrostis × murbeckii

Agrostis foliata

speciesAgrostis foliata

Agrostis lacuna-vernalis

speciesAgrostis lacuna-vernalis

Agrostis nevadensis

speciesAgrostis nevadensis

Agrostis tileni

speciesAgrostis tileni

Ross' bentgrass

speciesAgrostis rossiae

Agrostis bourgaei

speciesAgrostis bourgaei

Agrostis bergiana

speciesAgrostis bergiana

Agrostis divaricatissima

speciesAgrostis divaricatissima

Agrostis × fouilladei

hybridAgrostis × fouilladei

Agrostis diemenica

speciesAgrostis diemenica

Agrostis lazica

speciesAgrostis lazica

henderson's bent grass

speciesAgrostis hendersonii

Agrostis emirnensis

speciesAgrostis emirnensis

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