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Agrostis stolonifera L.

Creeping bent

source: Alfred (2006), Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)
source: Alfred (2006), Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Agrostis stolonifera L.
The Plant list Agrostis stolonifera L.
English name Creeping bent



Crop relationship
Bentgrass same genus



FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence common
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2015
© NDFF, 2015

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe entire Europe
Asia temperate zones
Africa mountain regions NW-Africa
North-America probably naturalized
South-America -
Australia -
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.x1ohcq
Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.x1ohcq

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information