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Creeping bent

Agrostis stolonifera L.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Agrostis

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Creeping bent (Agrostis stolonifera)
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (30)
Arabic
نجير رئدي, أغروستيس رئدي, النجير الرئدي, نجير رئدي نويع الطارقي, أغروستيس رئدي طارقي, أغروستيس رئدي نويع الطارقي, النجير الرئدي الطارقي
arz
اغروستيس رئدى
Belarusian
Мятліца парасткаўтвараючая
Bulgarian
Издънкова полевица
Catalan
Agrostis, Bellugadís, Pallenc
Chinese
匍匐翦股穎, 匍匐翦股颖, 西伯利亚剪股颖, 西伯利亞翦股穎
Czech
Psineček výběžkatý
Danish
Kryb-Hvene
Dutch
Fioringras, Wit struisgras
English
Creeping bent, Creeping bentgrass, Fiorin, Spreading bent, Creeping bent grass, Creeping bent, fiorin, Carpet bentgrass
Estonian
Valge kastehein, Kollakas kastehein
Finnish
Rönsyrölli
French
Agrostide Stolonifère
German
Weisses Straussgras, Weißes Straußgras, Kriechendes Straussgras, Flecht-Straußgras
hsb
Běła wjechelca
Icelandic
Skriðlíngresi
Irish
Feorainn
kw
Fynni
Latvian
Ložņu smilga
Norwegian Bokmål
Krypkvein
pcd
Iérpe à-ouche, Iérpë-plate, Ménon, Nanchète, Pleumète
Persian
علف بوریا
Polish
Mietlica rozłogowa
Romanian
Iarba câmpului, Iarba cîmpului
Russian
Полевица побегоносная, Полевица побегообразующая, Полевица столонообразующая
Slovenian
Plazeča šopulja
Spanish
Agróstide Estolonífera
Swedish
Krypven
Ukrainian
Мітлиця повзуча
Welsh
Maeswellt rhedegog

Synonyms

  • Agrostis adscendens Lange
  • Agrostis alba f. amethystina Podp.
  • Agrostis alba f. densissima Hack.
  • Agrostis alba f. maritima (Lam.) Parl.
  • Agrostis alba f. natans Glück
  • Agrostis alba f. substerilis Zapał.
  • Agrostis alba subsp. decumbens (G.Mey.) Gaudin
  • Agrostis alba subsp. filifolia (Link) Henriq.
  • Agrostis alba subsp. maritima (Lam.) Arcang.
  • Agrostis alba subsp. pallens Gaudin
  • Agrostis alba subsp. patula (Gaudich.) Arcang.
  • Agrostis alba subsp. scabrida (Maire & Trab.) Maire ex Jah. & Maire
  • Agrostis alba subsp. scabriglumis (Boiss. & Reut.) Asch. & Graebn. ex Maire
  • Agrostis alba subsp. stolonifera (L.) V.Jirásek
  • Agrostis alba subsp. stolonizans (Besser ex Schult. & Schult.f.) Lavrenko
  • Agrostis alba subsp. straminea (Hartm.) K.Richt.
  • Agrostis alba subvar. decumbens G.Mey.
  • Agrostis alba var. albida (Trin.) Griseb.
  • Agrostis alba var. armena Schischk.
  • Agrostis alba var. clementei Asch. & Graebn.
  • Agrostis alba var. colorata Heer
  • Agrostis alba var. compacta Hartm.
  • Agrostis alba var. condensata Druce
  • Agrostis alba var. conferta Pauquy
  • Agrostis alba var. decumbens (Gaudin) Heer
  • Agrostis alba var. decumbens Eaton
  • Agrostis alba var. densiflora Guss.
  • Agrostis alba var. flavida (Schur) Degen
  • Agrostis alba var. foucaudii Husn.
  • Agrostis alba var. gaditana (Boiss. & Reut.) Henriq.
  • Agrostis alba var. glaucescens J.Woods
  • Agrostis alba var. glaucescens (C.Presl) K.Richt.
  • Agrostis alba var. gracilis Asch. & Graebn.
  • Agrostis alba var. karsensis (Litv.) Schischk.
  • Agrostis alba var. laevigata Blytt
  • Agrostis alba var. lutescens Junge
  • Agrostis alba var. maritima G.Mey.
  • Agrostis alba var. narbonensis Malinv.
  • Agrostis alba var. narbonensis Henriq.
  • Agrostis alba var. natans Glück

and 198 more.

Flowers

In flower
January, June to July (from 75 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.