Taxon Report

Agrostis hooveri Swall.

Hoover's bent grass

Print Report

2017 Adonis (Don) Tate

Classification


Scientific Name:	Agrostis hooveri Swall.
Common Name:	Hoover's bent grass
Family:	Poaceae
Element Code:	PMPOA040M0
USDA Plants Symbol:	AGHO
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial herb
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul	Apr-Jul
Elevation:	6-610 (20-2000)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Cismontane woodland, Closed-cone coniferous forest, Valley and foothill grassland
Microhabitat:	Sandy (usually)
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_SBBG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	31
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	1
Good (B)	3
Fair (C)	2
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	1
Unknown (U)	24

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Adelaida (3512067), Arroyo Grande NE (3512025), Casmalia (3412075), Lompoc (3412064), Lopez Mtn. (3512035), Los Olivos (3412061), Morro Bay South (3512037), Nipomo (3512014), Oceano (3512015), Orcutt (3412074), Pismo Beach (3512026), Port San Luis (3512027), Santa Margarita Lake (3512034), Sisquoc (3412073), Surf (3412065), Tar Spring Ridge (3512024), Zaca Creek (3412062)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	6
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	9	29 %
Development	6	19%
Grazing	2	6%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	2	6%
Mining	1	3%
Non-native plant impacts	1	3%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	3%

Notes



Threatened by development, vegetation clearing, and non-native plants.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 7 January 2025].