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Taxon:  Agrostis alba auct. Eur.



Summary
Genus:
Agrostis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Agrostidinae
Nomen number:
400701
Comment:
  • non Agrostis alba L. (= Poa nemoralis L.)
  • A. alba auct Amer. mostly = A. gigantea
Verified:
10/27/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11 (10  active, 10  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  2. Philipson, W. R. 1937. A revision of the British species of the genus Agrostis Linn. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 51:91.
  3. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Common names
Distribution
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=400701. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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