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Scientific Name: Agrostis
Record Found: 13
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Light Regime | Moisture Regime | Plant Type | Maximum expected height (in feet) | Pollinator? | Flowering Seasons | Grassland Species | Riparian Buffer | Riparian Zone | |||||||||
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| Agrostis elliottiana | Elliott's Bentgrass, Southern Bentgrass | Sun, Part | Moist, Dry | Grass | 3 | No | Spring, Early Summer | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=462 Synonym: Agrostis elliottiana, Agrostis elliottiana, Agrostis elliottiana Digital Atlas Name: Agrostis elliottiana J.A. Schultes Habitat: Fields, pastures, roadsides, and thin soils on outcrops; usually in dry, rather barren habitats or in alternately wet and dry, hard clay soils. Infrequent in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont. Synonyms: [= C, F, FNA, G, HC, K, Pa., R, S, W, Z] taxonPhenology: Apr-Jun County Names: Sussex, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Nottoway, Middlesex, Halifax, Greensville, Fluvanna, Fairfax, Dinwiddie, Cumberland, Chesapeake, Arlington Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: No Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Agrostis hyemalis | Winter Bentgrass, Ticklegrass | Sun, Part | Moist, Dry | Grass | 3 | No | Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=464 Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides Commercial Seed Available: Ernst Conservation Seed Co. (seed) Synonym: Agrostis hyemalis, Agrostis hyemalis, Agrostis hyemalis Digital Atlas Name: Agrostis hyemalis (Walt.) B.S.P. Habitat: Moist to dry fields, meadows, and roadsides; occasionally in barrens or thin soils over outcrops. Frequent throughout. Synonyms: [= F, FNA, K, Pa., W.Va., Z; < A. hyemalis - R (also see A. scabra); = A. hyemalis var. hyemalis - C, G; = A. hiemalis - GW, HC, orthographic variant; < A. hiemalis - S, W, orthographic variant (also see A. scabra)] taxonPhenology: Mar-Jul County Names: Wise, Westmoreland, Washington, Warren, Virginia Beach, Tazewell, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Stafford, Southampton, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Richmond, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Orange, Nottoway, Northumberland, Northampton, Montgomery, Middlesex, Mecklenburg, Mathews, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Lancaster, King William, King George, King and Queen, James City, Isle of Wight, Highland, Henry, Henrico, Hanover, Hampton, Halifax, Greensville, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Giles, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Dinwiddie, Dickenson, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Charles City, Caroline, Buckingham, Buchanan, Brunswick, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Albemarle, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Agrostis perennans | Autumn Bentgrass | Sun, Part, Shade | Wet, Moist, Dry | Grass | 3 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | Yes | Yes | 2, 3 | |||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=466 Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides Commercial Seed Available: Ernst Conservation Seed Co. (seed), Prairie Moon Nursery (seed), Roundstone Native Seed (seed) Synonym: Agrostis perennans, Agrostis perennans, Agrostis perennans Digital Atlas Name: Agrostis perennans (Walt.) Tuckerman Habitat: Ubiquitous in mesic to dry upland forests, woodlands, barrens, clearings, meadows, and other open habitats; also in varied wetlands, especially depression swamps and ponds, bogs, fens, and seepage swamps. Common throughout. Synonyms: [= HC, W.Va., Z; < A. perennans - FNA, GW, K, Pa., R, W, (also see A. altissima); = A. perennans var. perennans - C, G, S; > A. perennans var. perennans - F; > A. perennans var. aestivalis Vasey - F] taxonPhenology: Aug-Oct County Names: York, Wythe, Wise, Westmoreland, Washington, Warren, Virginia Beach, Tazewell, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Orange, Nottoway, Northumberland, Northampton, Newport News, New Kent, Nelson, Montgomery, Middlesex, Mecklenburg, Mathews, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Lancaster, King William, King George, King and Queen, James City, Isle of Wight, Highland, Henry, Henrico, Hanover, Hampton, Halifax, Greensville, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Gloucester, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Essex, Dinwiddie, Dickenson, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Charles City, Carroll, Caroline, Campbell, Buckingham, Buchanan, Brunswick, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Alleghany, Albemarle, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Calamagrostis breviligulata ssp. Breviligulata | American Beach Grass | Sun, Part | Moist, Dry | Grass | 5 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=473 Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides Commercial Seed Available: Cardno Native Plant Nursery (seed) Live Plant Available: Izel Native Plants (live plant) Synonym: Ammophila breviligulata, Ammophila breviligulata, Ammophila breviligulata Digital Atlas Name: Calamagrostis breviligulata (Fern.) Saarela ssp. breviligulata Habitat: Dunes and sandy estuarine shores, with Panicum amarum and, in se. Virginia, Uniola paniculata; characteristic of grasslands on unstable foredunes, both maritime and fronting the Chesapeake Bay; less characteristic of stabilized back-dune grasslands, scrub, and woodlands. Common in maritime zones of the outer Coastal Plain (including the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay); rare on dry sandy shores along the lower Potomac, Rappahannock, and James rivers. Synonyms: [= K; < A. breviligulata - F, G, HC, R, S; = A. breviligulata ssp. breviligulata - FNA; ? A. breviligulata - C, Pa., Z] taxonPhenology: Aug-Sep County Names: Westmoreland, Virginia Beach, Richmond, Northumberland, Northampton, Middlesex, Mathews, Lancaster, King George, Isle of Wight, Hampton, Gloucester, Essex, Chesapeake, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: No Piedmont: No | |||||||||||||||||||
| Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis | Bluejoint, Canada Reedgrass | Sun, Part, Shade | Wet, Moist, Dry | Grass | 6 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer | Yes | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=1456 Commercial Seed Available: Ernst Conservation Seed Co. (seed) Synonym: Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis, Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis, Calamagrostis canadensis var. canadensis Digital Atlas Name: Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. var. canadensis Habitat: Mafic fens and seeps, high-elevation wet meadows, mesic high-elevation forests, and high-elevation outcrops and rocky summits. Infrequent but often locally abundant in the mountains. Synonyms: [= FNA, G, HC, K, Pa.; < C. canadensis - C, R, S, W, W.Va., Z; > C. canadensis var. canadensis - F; > C. canadensis var. robusta Vasey - F] taxonPhenology: Jul-Aug County Names: Warren, Rockbridge, Rappahannock, Page, Nelson, Montgomery, Madison, Highland, Greene, Grayson, Floyd, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Amherst Coastal Plain: No Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Calamagrostis coarctata | Nuttall's Reedgrass | Sun, Part, Shade | Wet, Moist | Grass | 6 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=1457 Synonym: Calamagrostis cinnoides, Calamagrostis coarctata, Calamagrostis cinnoides Digital Atlas Name: Greeneochloa coarctata (Eaton) P.M. Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barber� Habitat: Bogs, acidic seeps, seepage swamps, mafic fens, and boggy clearings; usually in sandy or peaty soils. Frequent in the Coastal Plain; infrequent in the Piedmont and mountains. Synonyms: [= C, F, FNA, G, GW, HC, R, S, W, W.Va., Z; = C. coarctata Torrey ex Eaton - K] taxonPhenology: Jul-Oct County Names: York, Wythe, Westmoreland, Virginia Beach, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Shenandoah, Rockingham, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Page, Orange, Nottoway, Northumberland, Newport News, New Kent, Mathews, Lunenburg, Louisa, Lancaster, King William, King George, King and Queen, James City, Isle of Wight, Highland, Henrico, Hanover, Hampton, Greensville, Grayson, Goochland, Gloucester, Giles, Fluvanna, Floyd, Fauquier, Fairfax, Dinwiddie, Craig, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Charles City, Carroll, Caroline, Buckingham, Brunswick, Bath, Augusta, Amelia, Alleghany, Albemarle, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Calamagrostis porteri | Porter's Reedgrass | Part, Shade | Moist, Dry | Grass | 3 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=1458 Synonym: Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri, Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri, Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri Digital Atlas Name: Calamagrostis porteri Gray ssp. porteri Habitat: Dry-mesic to dry montane forests, most characteristic of gentle upper slopes and ridge crests under open oak, oak-hickory, or northern red oak stands. Common in the mountains, often forming extensive colonies; rare in the Piedmont. Synonyms: [= FNA, K; = C. porteri - C, HC, Pa., W, W.Va.; ? C. porteri - G, Z] taxonPhenology: Aug-Sep County Names: Wythe, Washington, Warren, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Page, Nelson, Montgomery, Madison, Lunenburg, Lee, Highland, Greene, Grayson, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Floyd, Craig, Carroll, Campbell, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Appomattox, Amherst, Alleghany, Albemarle Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eragrostis capillaris | Lacegrass | Sun, Part | Moist, Dry | Grass | 2.5 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=1556 Synonym: Eragrostis capillaris, Eragrostis capillaris, Eragrostis capillaris Digital Atlas Name: Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees Habitat: Thin soils of rocky woodlands, barrens, and flatrocks on shale, granite, and mafic rocks; also in dry clearings, fields, and roadsides. Frequent in the mountains and inner Piedmont; infrequent eastward. Synonyms: [= C, F, FNA, G, HC, K, Pa., R, S, W, W.Va.] taxonPhenology: Jul-Oct County Names: Wythe, Wise, Warren, Tazewell, Suffolk, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Smyth, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Roanoke, Richmond, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Patrick, Page, Nottoway, Nelson, Montgomery, Mecklenburg, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Lancaster, King William, King George, Isle of Wight, Henrico, Halifax, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Gloucester, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fauquier, Fairfax, Dickenson, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Carroll, Caroline, Campbell, Buchanan, Brunswick, Botetourt, Bland, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Amherst, Amelia, Alleghany, Albemarle, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eragrostis frankii | Sandbar Lovegrass, Frank's Lovegrass | Sun, Part | Wet, Moist, Dry | Grass | 1.5 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=1559 Synonym: Eragrostis frankii, Eragrostis frankii, Eragrostis frankii Digital Atlas Name: Eragrostis frankii C.A. Mey. ex Steud. Habitat: Rocky river shores, sand bars, and floodplain clearings, especially along the larger rivers; usually in alluvial soil but occasionally in seasonally flooded ditches and depressions on uplands. Infrequent in the mountains and Piedmont; rare in the Coastal Plain. Synonyms: [= C, FNA, G, GW, K, Pa., R, S, W, W.Va.; > E. frankii var. frankii - F, HC] taxonPhenology: Aug-Oct County Names: Warren, Shenandoah, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Pulaski, Page, Montgomery, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Highland, Greene, Goochland, Giles, Fauquier, Fairfax, Dinwiddie, Dickenson, Cumberland, Craig, Clarke, Chesapeake, Buckingham, Botetourt, Bedford, Bath, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Alleghany, Albemarle Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eragrostis hirsuta | Big-top Lovegrass | Sun, Part | Moist, Dry | Grass | 4 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=1560 Commercial Seed Available: Ernst Conservation Seed Co. (seed) Synonym: Eragrostis hirsuta, Eragrostis hirsuta, Eragrostis hirsuta Digital Atlas Name: Eragrostis hirsuta (Michx.) Nees Habitat: Fields, roadsides, clearings, and other open, disturbed habitats. Frequent to common in the s. and c. Coastal Plain and outer s. and c. Piedmont; rare elsewhere. Synonyms: [= C, FNA, K, R, S, W, W.Va.; > E. hirsuta var. hirsuta - F, G, HC; > E. hirsuta var. laevivaginata Fernald - F, G, HC] taxonPhenology: Jul-Oct County Names: York, Virginia Beach, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Richmond, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Nottoway, Northumberland, Northampton, Newport News, New Kent, Nelson, Middlesex, Mecklenburg, Mathews, Lunenburg, Louisa, Lancaster, King William, King George, James City, Isle of Wight, Hanover, Hampton, Halifax, Greensville, Goochland, Franklin, Fluvanna, Essex, Dinwiddie, Cumberland, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Charles City, Carroll, Caroline, Campbell, Buckingham, Brunswick, Arlington, Appomattox, Amelia, Albemarle, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eragrostis hypnoides | Creeping Lovegrass | Sun, Part | Wet, Moist, Dry | Grass | 0.5 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=1561 Synonym: Eragrostis hypnoides, Eragrostis hypnoides, Eragrostis hypnoides Digital Atlas Name: Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B.S.P. Habitat: Rocky, gravelly, or sandy river shores and bars; seasonally exposed soils of depression ponds, reservoirs, and other impoundments. Infrequent to locally common throughout. Synonyms: [= C, F, FNA, G, GW, HC, K, Pa., R, S, W, W.Va.] taxonPhenology: Aug-Sep County Names: York, Wythe, Wise, Washington, Warren, Virginia Beach, Sussex, Suffolk, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Powhatan, Patrick, Page, Orange, New Kent, Nelson, Montgomery, Mecklenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, King William, James City, Henrico, Halifax, Grayson, Goochland, Giles, Franklin, Fluvanna, Fairfax, Cumberland, Craig, Clarke, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Campbell, Buckingham, Botetourt, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Alleghany, Albemarle Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eragrostis refracta | Coastal Lovegrass | Sun, Part | Wet, Moist, Dry | Grass | 2 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=1566 Synonym: Eragrostis refracta, Eragrostis refracta, Eragrostis refracta Digital Atlas Name: Eragrostis refracta (Muhl.) Scribn. Habitat: Moist to damp clearings, wet flatwoods, bogs and seeps, dune grasslands, and interdune swales. Common in the s. Coastal Plain; infrequent in the n. Coastal Plain and se. Piedmont. Synonyms: [= C, F, FNA, G, GW, HC, K, R, S] taxonPhenology: Jul-Oct County Names: York, Virginia Beach, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Richmond, Prince George, Pittsylvania, Nottoway, Mecklenburg, Mathews, Lunenburg, Isle of Wight, Henrico, Hampton, Halifax, Greensville, Gloucester, Essex, Dinwiddie, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Brunswick, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: No Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eragrostis spectabilis | Purple Lovegrass, Tumblegrass | Sun, Part, Shade | Moist, Dry | Grass | 2 | No | Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall | No | No | ||||||||||
| More Detail URL: http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=1568 Plant Virginia Natives Link: https://www.plantvirginianatives.org/virginia-regional-native-plant-campaigns-guides Commercial Seed Available: Brandywine Conservancy (seed), Cardno Native Plant Nursery (seed), Ernst Conservation Seed Co. (seed), Mellow Marsh Farm (seed), Prairie Moon Nursery (seed), Prairie Nursery Native Plants and Seed (seed) Live Plant Available: Archewild (live plant), Draper Springs (live plant), Earth Sangha Wild Plant Nursery (live plant), Izel Native Plants (live plant), Monticello's Thomas Jefferson Center for Historical Plants (live plant), Seven Bends Nursery (live plant), The Natural Garden (live plant), Watermark Woods (live plant) Synonym: Eragrostis spectabilis, Eragrostis spectabilis, Eragrostis spectabilis Digital Atlas Name: Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steud. Habitat: Dune grasslands, scrub, and woodlands; interdune swales, river shores and bars, riverside prairies, dry woodlands and barrens, clearings, fields, roadsides, and other open, disturbed habitats. Common in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont; frequent at low elevations in the mountains. Synonyms: [= C, FNA, G, GW, HC, K, Pa., R, S, W, W.Va.; > E. spectabilis var. spectabilis - F; > E. spectabilis var. sparsihirsuta Farwell - F] taxonPhenology: Aug-Oct County Names: York, Wythe, Wise, Westmoreland, Washington, Warren, Virginia Beach, Sussex, Surry, Suffolk, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Southampton, Shenandoah, Scott, Russell, Rockingham, Rockbridge, Roanoke, Richmond, Rappahannock, Pulaski, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Edward, Powhatan, Pittsylvania, Patrick, Orange, Nottoway, Northumberland, Northampton, Newport News, New Kent, Nelson, Montgomery, Middlesex, Mecklenburg, Mathews, Madison, Lunenburg, Louisa, Loudoun, Lee, Lancaster, King William, King George, King and Queen, James City, Isle of Wight, Henry, Henrico, Hanover, Hampton, Halifax, Greensville, Greene, Grayson, Goochland, Gloucester, Giles, Frederick, Franklin, Fluvanna, Fauquier, Fairfax, Essex, Dinwiddie, Cumberland, Culpeper, Craig, Clarke, Chesterfield, Chesapeake, Charlotte, Charles City, Carroll, Caroline, Campbell, Buckingham, Brunswick, Bedford, Bath, Augusta, Arlington, Appomattox, Amherst, Amelia, Alleghany, Albemarle, Accomack Coastal Plain: Yes Mountain: Yes Piedmont: Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
