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Agrostis capillaris L.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sp. Pl.: 62 (1753)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Poales
family
Poaceae
genus
Agrostis
species
Agrostis capillaris

Name

Synonyms
Agrestis polymorpha Bubani
Agrostis alba Muhl., 1817
Agrostis alba subsp. sylvatica (Huds.) K.Richt.
Agrostis alba subsp. vulgaris (With.) Bonnier & Layens
Agrostis alba subsp. vulgaris (With.) Douin
Agrostis alba subsp. vulgaris (With.) Hitchc.
Agrostis alba var. aristata A.Gray
Agrostis alba var. minor Vasey
Agrostis alba var. pumila (L.) Spenn.
Agrostis alba var. stricta (Roem. & Schult.) Alph.Wood
Agrostis alba var. sylvatica (Huds.) K.Richt.
Agrostis alba var. sylvatica (Huds.) Sm.
Agrostis alba var. tenuis (Sibth.) Fiori
Agrostis alba var. vulgaris (With.) Coss. & Durieu
Agrostis alba var. vulgaris (With.) Fiori
Agrostis alba var. vulgaris (With.) Plues
Agrostis alba var. vulgaris Thurb.
Agrostis alpina Savi
Agrostis atropurpurea Steud.
Agrostis atroviolacea Sennen
Homonyms
Agrostis capillaris L.
Agrostis capillaris Pourr. ex Nyman
Agrostis capillaris Pall. ex M.Bieb., 1808
Agrostis capillaris Thore
Agrostis capillaris Boiss. & Lange ex Andersson, 1865
Agrostis capillaris All., 1785
Agrostis capillaris Huds.
Agrostis capillaris Desf., 1798
Agrostis capillaris Vill., 1787
Agrostis capillaris Pourr.
Agrostis capillaris Boiss. & Lange
Agrostis capillaris Pall.
Agrostis capillaris Pollich
Agrostis capillaris L.Sp.Pl.
Common names
Agrostide capillaire in French
Agrostide capillaire in French
Agrostide capillaire in French
Agrostide capillaire in French
Agrostide capillaire, Agrostide commune, Agrostis capillaire in French
Almindelig hvene in Danish
Almindelig hvene in Danish
Almindelig hvene in Danish
Almindelig hvene in Danish
Bent Grass in English
Bent Grass in English
Browntop in English
Browntop in English
Browntop Bent in English
Browntop Bent in English
Cappellini delle praterie in Italian
Cappellini delle praterie in Italian
Cappellini delle praterie in Italian
Cappellini delle praterie in Italian
Cawn Pensidan in Welsh
Colonial Bent in English
Colonial Bent in English
Colonial Bent Grass in English
Colonial Bent Grass in English
Colonial Bentgrass in English
Colonial Bentgrass in English
Colonial bentgrass in English
Colonial bentgrass in English
Colonial bentgrass in English
Common Bent in English
Common Bent in English
Common Bent in English
Common Bent in English
Common Bent Grass in English
Common Bent Grass in English
Gemeines Straussgras in German
Gemeines Straussgras in German
Gewoon struisgras in Dutch
Gewoon struisgras in language.
Haar-Straussgras in German
Haar-Straussgras in German
Haar-Straussgras in German
Haar-Straussgras in German
Maeswellt Addfain in Welsh
Maeswellt Cyffredin in Welsh
New Zealand Bent Grass in English
New Zealand Bent Grass in English
New Zealand bent grass in English
New Zealand bent grass in language.
New Zealand bent grass in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Colling G., Helminger T., Krippel Y., Schneider S. & Daco L. 2025. - Red List of the Vascular Plants of Luxembourg. Ferrantia 93, Musée national d’histoire naturelle, Luxembourg, 65 pp http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q136766546
  2. Jørgensen PM, Weidemann E, Fremstad E. (2016). Flora Norvegica av JE Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3. Page: 225. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3
  3. Jørgensen PM, Weidemann E, Fremstad E. (2016). Flora Norvegica av JE Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3. Page: 286. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3
  4. Jørgensen PM, Weidemann E, Fremstad E. (2016). Flora Norvegica av JE Gunnerus. På norsk og med kommentarer. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3. Page: 342. ISBN 978-82-8322-077-3
  5. Karlsson (1998) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter (The vascular plants of Sweden - a checklist)
  6. Mirek Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając A., Zając A., Zając M.. 2020. Vascular plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków. W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków
  7. Sp. Pl.,1: 62,1753
  8. The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
  9. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021ds), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=AGCA5
  10. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021ds), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=AGCA5
  11. Van der Meijden, R. (2005)
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