Turf
creeping bentgrass
FloretFloret:
A small flower in a clustered inflorescence (e.g., sunflower, grasses). In grasses, a floret consists of the lemma, palea, stamens, and pistil.
Lanceolate
Yellow to golden, sometimes silvery.
Glossy
OvateOvate:
Egg-shaped with basal end the broadest.
Mostly firm, long and loose.
AwnsAwn:
A narrow, bristle-like organ, as on the glumes or lemmas of grasses (Poaceae).
mostly lacking. Lateral callusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation.
hairs.
Back of lemmaLemma:
One of two bracts of the grass floret; it is located on the side nearest the embryo and opposite the rachilla.
humped up above the constricted base. CallusCallus:
The hard base of grass florets or spikelets, just above the point of disarticulation. thick and obtusely angled.
See: USDA Agriculture Handbook No. 219 . Seed of this species is considered noxious only as a contaminant. Check individual states for interpretations.
State Noxious Weed: Delaware, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Not included
For more information, see ISMA fact sheet, Agrostis spp.
Poaceae
Agrostis stolonifera L.
Agrostis alba L. var. palustris (Huds.) Pers.
Agrostis alba L. var. stolonifera (L.) Sm.
Agrostis maritima Lam.
Agrostis palustris Huds.
Agrostis stolonifera L. var. compacta Hartm.
Agrostis stolonifera L. var. palustris (Huds.) Farw.
