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Agrostis gigantea
black bent, redtop, water bentgrass
Rock Creek Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Agrostis gigantea Roth
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Agrostis stolonifera

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Poaceae, Genus Agrostis, Species Agrostis gigantea


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G4G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
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Camp Nelson National Monument	Canyon De Chelly National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Colorado National Monument	Crater Lake National Park
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	First State National Historical Park
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Fort Necessity National Battlefield	Fort Union National Monument
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument	Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument	Kenai Fjords National Park
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mesa Verde National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Monocacy National Battlefield
Mount Rainier National Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Nez Perce National Historical Park	Niobrara National Scenic River
North Cascades National Park	Olympic National Park
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pecos National Historical Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Pipestone National Monument	Piscataway Park
Presidio of San Francisco	Prince William Forest Park
Redwood National Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area	Scotts Bluff National Monument
Shenandoah National Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Suitland Parkway	Tonto National Monument
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valles Caldera National Preserve
Valley Forge National Historical Park	Voyageurs National Park
Walnut Canyon National Monument	Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield	Yosemite National Park
Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve


Last Modified Date:	2/19/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 5:45:23 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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