Taxonomy
Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bent | Feorainn
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Not protected
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Habitat
Damp meadows, ditches, waste places and rocky seashores
Life cycle
Perennial
Ex-situ conservation
Seed accessions in the National Genebank, Backweston (wild seed collected in 2010). Living collection in the National Botanic Garden.
Use
Forage crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2023
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Further information
Forage, for pasture use. Creeping bent grass re-grows fast after intensive grazing; resistant to trampling and heavy feeding by cattle. It is decorative, used for establishing small recreation areas. It has potential as an erosion-preventing turf cover.