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Species
Agrostis stolonifera [Agrostis alba var. stolonifera] [Agrostis capillaris var. stolonifera] etc.
Family
Poaceae
CommonName
creeping bentgrass, florin, carpet bentgrass
Presence
yes
Status
exotic
EarliestDate
1915
LatestDate
2014
Ecosystem
foothill, montane, subalpine, ruderal, sanddunes
Geobotanical
SSawatch, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos
Counties
Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache
Passes
Bonito, Elwood
WildlifePreserves
Great Sand Dunes
Other Localities
Comments
NEED IN SITU PHOTOS. In the Watershed, creeping bentgrass, an exotic, has naturalized in a wide variety of habitats: foothill rocky slopes, sand dunes, roadsides and stock areas, ditches, mesic subalpine meadows, etc. Agrostis stolonifera tolerates contaminated substrates (it is the most common turf for golf courses and putting greens). Its USA distribution duplicates that of Agrostis scabra—all Westerns states and across the northern third of the nation. It follows the Rio Grande drainage through New Mexico and on down to the Big Bend region of Texas.