Winter Bentgrass
Agrostis hyemalis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. - Grass familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 3.5 feet
Plant Type: Graminoid
Root Depth: 8 inches
Growth Form: Bunch
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: Green
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring, Summer, Fall
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: High
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Winter Bentgrass: Spodoptera frugiperda, Trichordestra legitima
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
- CAN: Ontario
- USA+: Puerto Rico
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.