Creeping Bentgrass
Scientific Name: Agrostis palustris Huds

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LIFE CYCLE:  Cool-season perennial; propagated by seed and vigorous stolons.

MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS*:  Fine-bladed, low-growing, tight-knit grass that form puffy, dense patches and aerial tillers (tufts); long membranous ligule (A); stolons usually white (B).

LOCATION:  Usually in shaded and wet soil locations.

*Characteristics Diagram