Where Is Redtop Native to?

Distribution: Redtop is native to Eurasia and North Africa and was introduced to North America in the 18th century as a lawn, meadow and pasture grass (Monsen et al., 2004). It has since become naturalized and widely distributed throughout the U.S. and Canada.

What does Redtop grass look like?

Description: This perennial grass is about 2-3' tall and unbranched. Each culm is green, slender, glabrous, and terete in cross-section. The leaf blades are up to 8" long and 1/3" (8 mm.) across; they are green, bluish green, or grayish blue, linear in shape, hairless, and rather flat.

How do you know if you have agrostis?

Identification A stoloniferous perennial grass with distinctly tapering leaves, often with a blue- grey hue, spread along the often reddish stolons. Though not tufted this grass can form a close sward, but when in harsh or very wet conditions the stolons are very obvious, trailing over bare ground or open water.