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Agrostis L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 61 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000000996.

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Synonyms of Agrostis

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Agraulus P.Beauv. Ess. Agrostogr. : 5 (1812) wfo-4000000974
Agrestis Bubani Fl. Pyren. 4: 281 (1901) wfo-4000000975
Anomalotis Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 198 (1854) wfo-4000002284
Bromidium Nees & Meyen Gramineae : 22 (1841) wfo-4000005477
Candollea Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 273 (1840) wfo-4000006529
Chaetopogon Janch. Eur. Gatt. Farn. Bl.-Pfl. , ed. 2: 33 (1913) wfo-4000007525
Chaeturus Link J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 313 (1800) wfo-4000007541
Decandolia T.Bastard Essai Fl. Maine et Loire : 28 (1809) wfo-4000010920
Didymochaeta Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 185 (1854) wfo-4000011625
Linkagrostis Romero García, Blanca & C.Morales Candollea 42: 383 (1987) wfo-4000021874
Neoschischkinia Tzvelev Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 53: 309 (1968) wfo-4000025836
Notonema Raf. Bull. Bot. (Geneva) 1: 220 (1830) wfo-4000026329
Pentatherum Nábelek Spisy Přír. Fak. Masarykovy Univ. 111: 8 (1929) wfo-4000028648
Senisetum Honda Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 46: 371 (1932) wfo-4000035072
Trichodium Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 41 (1803) wfo-4000038983
Vilfa Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 495, 618 (1763) wfo-4000040274

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Agrostis:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis aemula var. aemula – – wfo-0001097698
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis aequivalvis var. aequivalvis – – — wfo-0001255841
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis agrostiflora (Beck) Rauschert Feddes Repert. 73: 49. 1966 wfo-0001098302
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis alaskana f. monstruosa Hultén Fl. Aleutian Isl. 72. 1937 Without Latin diagnosis wfo-0001325605
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis alba var. convoluta Freyn Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 27: 461 1877 — wfo-0001095526
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis alba var. dubia (Leers) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 43 1890 — wfo-0001095527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis alba var. vulgaris Thurb. – wfo-0001392363
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis albicans J.Presl ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. 1: 19 (1821) wfo-0000843187
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis alpina f. aurata (All.) Beldie Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 12: 163 (1972) wfo-0000843200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis alpina subsp. schleicheri (Jard & Valot) Rouy Fl. France 14: 69 1913 — wfo-0000843203
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis alpina var. aurata (All.) Ducommun Taschenb. Schweiz. Bot. 852 1869 — wfo-0000843204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis alpina var. flavescens (Host) Parl. Fl. Ital. 1: 189 1848 — wfo-0001095552
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis alpina var. glaucescens (Steiger) Hooq. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 61: 40 1928 — wfo-0001095555
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis alpina var. pyrenaea (Timb.-Lagr.) Douin Fl. Ill. France 11: 143 1931 — wfo-0001095554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis ambrosii Sennen Treb. Mus. Ci. Nat. Barcelona, Sèr. Bot. 15(1): 38 (1931) wfo-0000843074
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis angustata Stapf Fl. Cap. 7: 556 1899 — wfo-0001095556
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis annua Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 64 (2024) wfo-1000078554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis araucanum var. californica (Vasey) T.Koyama ex B.Boivin Phytologia 43(1): 105. 1979 wfo-0001400920
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis araucanum var. recta (Nash) B.Boivin Phytologia 43(1): 105. 1979 wfo-0001400921
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis aucklandica Hook.f. Fl. Antarct. : 96 (1845) wfo-0000843273
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis aurata (All.) Suter Fl. Helv. 1: 61 (1802) wfo-1000036558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis aurei Delarbre Fl. Auverg. 8, ex Poir. Encyc. Suppl. i. 246. wfo-0001095601
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis austroamericana Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078556
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis austroandina Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078555
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis avenacea var. avenacea – – wfo-0001097699
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis bacergrei E.Fourn. – — wfo-0001248492
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis baetica Colla Herb. Pedem. 6: 18 (1836) wfo-1000036481
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis barbuligera var. barbuligera – – — wfo-0001096224
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis billardierei var. billardierei – – wfo-0001402122
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis bjorkmanii Widén Fl. Fennica 5: 111 1971 — wfo-0001097405
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis borealis var. erecta (Nash) B.Boivin – wfo-0001391964
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis breviramea (Roshev. ex Tzvelev) Kurczenko Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 91(4): 584. 2006 [Apr 2006] wfo-0001356178
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis canina subsp. fascicularis (Sincl.) Hyl. Nord. Kärlväxtfl. 1: 323. 1953 (1953) wfo-1200013060
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis canina var. tenuiloba (M.Bieb.) Boiss. Fl. Orient. 5: 516. 1884 wfo-1200013623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis capillaris subsp. capillaris – – — wfo-1200108593
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis clausa Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 169 (1854) wfo-0000843442
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis coarctata Hegetschw. Fl. Schweiz [Hegetschweiler] 61. 1838 [May 1838] wfo-0000843459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis coarctata subsp. syreitchekowii (Smirn.) H.Scholz Willdenowia 5: 484. 1969 (1969) wfo-1200012998
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis collina Schleich. Cat. Pl. Helv. , ed. 4: 6 (1821) wfo-0000843470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis compressa Charit. Form. Rastitel'n. Pokrova Basseyna Irtysha 41 2022 wfo-1200041297
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis congestiflora subsp. oroephila Franco Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76(4): 336. 1978 wfo-0001368560
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis crinum-ursi Mez Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 17: 300 (1921) wfo-0000843502
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis cylindracea Bosc Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 12 (1803) wfo-0000843509
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis densior Hack. – — wfo-0001098567
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis diffusa S.M.Phillips Kew Bull. 41: 137 (1986) wfo-0000843548
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis divaricata DC. Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp. 93. 1813 [Feb-Mar 1813] wfo-0001349065
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis dryopteroidea Brause Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 70 1920 — wfo-0001099179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis dura Bellardi ex Colla Herb. Pedem. 6: 17 (1836) wfo-0000843578
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis duriaei Boiss. & Reut. ex Nyman Consp. Fl. Eur. 4: 802. 1882 [Oct 1882] wfo-0000843580
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis elongata var. elongata – – wfo-0001402139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis elongatiligulata Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078557
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis eriantha var. eriantha – – — wfo-0001096226
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis flavescens Host Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 4: 52 (1809) wfo-0000843664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis folklandica Hook.f. – — wfo-0001099422
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis fonckii Phil. Linnaea 33: 286 (1864) wfo-0000843670
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis frondosa Guss. Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 1: 58 (1827) wfo-0000843678
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis frondosa var. convoluta (Freyn) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2: 179 1899 — wfo-0001095583
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis fugax (Nees ex Steud.) Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis gaditana Coincy J. Bot. (Morot) 8: 66 (1894). wfo-0001095585
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis gaditiana Nyman Med. Tradit. & Pharmacop. 408 1854 — wfo-0001095584
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis gracilis Pilg. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 713 (1898) wfo-0000843723
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis hackeliana Sodiro Anales Univ. Centr. Ecuador 3(25): 480 (1889) wfo-0000843735
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis hackelii Fouill. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 79: 801 (1932 publ. 1933) wfo-0000843083
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis halleri Vill. Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 1: 267 (1786) wfo-0000843740
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis herbacea Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 224 (1854) wfo-0000843748
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis heterapoda Trautv. ex Kom. Fl. URSS 2: 173 1934 — wfo-0001095588
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis hirsuta L.f. Suppl. Pl. : 108 (1782) wfo-0000843757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis humbertii var. mandrarensis A.Camus Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 106: 339. 1959. (Bull. Soc. Bot. France) — wfo-0001315717
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis humboldtiana Trin. Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 314 (1841) wfo-0000843780
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis hyemalis f. setigera (Fernald) E.G.Voss Rhodora 68: 438. 1966 wfo-0001325176
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis indica Muhl. Descr. Gram. 71 (1817) wfo-0000843814
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis indica var. purpurascens (Sw.) Nees – wfo-0001392081
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis italica Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078562
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis ivanovae (Tzvelev) Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078563
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis lachnantha var. lachnantha – – — wfo-0001096227
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis lanigera Desv. Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 165 (1831) wfo-0000843882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis lemmonii Scribn. Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 30: 3 (1901) wfo-0000843905
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis ligemalis Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. – — wfo-0001220229
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis lindeniana Steud. Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 171 (1854) wfo-0000843924
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis liptostachys Hook.f. Pl. Antarct. 94 1844 — wfo-0001095596
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis losae Sennen Eutll. Inst. Catalana Hist. Nat. 32: 116, 117 1932 — wfo-0001095598
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis macounii Scribn. ex Macoun Cat. Canad. Pl. 2(5): 392 (1890) wfo-0000843947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis marginatum H.Lindb. Acta Soc. Sci. Fenn., Ser. B, Opera Biol. 12: 9, f. 30. 1932 — wfo-0001095599
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis mauritii Sennen Cat. Fl. Rif Orient. : 126 (1933) wfo-0000843970
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis mediterranea Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078564
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis mediterranea subsp. subspathacea (Req.) Romero Zarco & L.Sáez Acta Bot. Malac. 50-21009: 2 (2025) wfo-1200110571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis michauxii Zuccagni Cent. Observ. Bot. : 11 (1806) wfo-0000843990
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis mollis (Thouars) Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078565
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis monspeliensis (L.) Romero Zarco & L.Sáez Acta Bot. Malac. 50-21009: 2 (2025) wfo-1000078552
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis monteluccii (Selvi) Banfi Annot. Checkl. Italian Vasc. Fl. 17. 2005 [May 2005] wfo-0001356172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis montisaurei Delarbre ex Poir. Encycl. Suppl. 1: 246. 1810 (1810) wfo-1000038404
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis myriantha var. khasiana Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 7: 257 1897 — wfo-0001095602
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis myriantha var. myriantha – – — wfo-0001095983
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis nigrascens Poir. Encycl. Suppl. 1: 259 1810 — wfo-0000844072
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis nilgirica (Kabeer & V.J.Nair) Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078566
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis nowodworskyi Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078560
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis odorata Lour. Fl. Cochinch. : 64 (1790) wfo-0000844100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis oregonensis Nutt. ex A.Gray Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia [14]: 334. 1862 wfo-0000908356
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis pacifica Röser & Tkach Schlechtendalia 41: 65 (2024) wfo-1000078567
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Agrostis panicoides Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 162 (1791) wfo-0000844132