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Agrostis capillaris

Agrostis capillaris L.

Also indexed ascommon bentcolonial bentbrowntopcolonial bentgrassAgrostide capillaireAgrostide capillaire, Agrostide commune, Agrostis capillaireAlmindelig hveneBent Grass
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAgrostis
Use categories3
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAgrostis
Scientific name with authorshipAgrostis capillaris L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Agrestis polymorpha BubaniAgrostis alba Muhl., 1817Agrostis alba subsp. sylvatica (Huds.) K.Richt.Agrostis alba subsp. vulgaris (With.) Bonnier & LayensAgrostis alba subsp. vulgaris (With.) DouinAgrostis alba subsp. vulgaris (With.) Hitchc.Agrostis alba var. aristata A.GrayAgrostis alba var. minor VaseyAgrostis alba var. pumila (L.) Spenn.Agrostis alba var. stricta (Roem. & Schult.) Alph.WoodAgrostis alba var. sylvatica (Huds.) K.Richt.Agrostis alba var. sylvatica (Huds.) Sm.Agrostis alba var. tenuis (Sibth.) FioriAgrostis alba var. vulgaris (With.) Coss. & DurieuAgrostis alba var. vulgaris (With.) FioriAgrostis alba var. vulgaris (With.) PluesAgrostis alba var. vulgaris Thurb.Agrostis alpina SaviAgrostis atropurpurea Steud.Agrostis atroviolacea SennenAgrostis borbonica C.Cordem.Agrostis canina f. varians (Thuill.) BeldieAgrostis canina var. glaucina (T.Bastard) DelastreAgrostis canina var. varians (Thuill.) DucommunAgrostis capillaris Huds.Agrostis capillaris f. aristata Lindm.Agrostis capillaris f. capillarisAgrostis capillaris f. setulosa (Murb.) Lindm.Agrostis capillaris subsp. capillarisAgrostis capillaris subsp. oreophila (O.Schwarz) Oberd.Agrostis capillaris subsp. oreophila (O.Schwarz) Senghas, 2000Agrostis capillaris subsp. oreophila (O.Schwarz) SojákAgrostis capillaris subsp. repens (Schur) Oberd.Agrostis capillaris var. alpigena (Schur) PortalAgrostis capillaris var. aristata (Parn.) DruceAgrostis capillaris var. aristata DoganAgrostis capillaris var. aristulata Hitchc.Agrostis capillaris var. canina (G.Sinclair) TzvelevAgrostis capillaris var. capillarisAgrostis capillaris var. dubia PortalAgrostis capillaris var. glaucina (T.Bastard) PortalAgrostis capillaris var. hispida (Willd.) TzvelevAgrostis capillaris var. humilis (Asch. & Graebn.) DruceAgrostis capillaris var. pumila (L.) DruceAgrostis capillaris var. sambukii TzvelevAgrostis capillaris var. varians (Thuill.) Chevall.Agrostis capillaris var. violacea (Thuill.) Chevall.Agrostis ceretana SennenAgrostis claudii SennenAgrostis diffusa Spreng.Agrostis divaricata Hoffm.Agrostis dubia DC.Agrostis ericetorum BergeretAgrostis exilis Loisel.Agrostis glaucina T.BastardAgrostis helenae Steud.Agrostis hispida Willd.Agrostis hispida var. varians (Thuill.) Loisel.Agrostis hornungiana SchurAgrostis laxa GrayAgrostis laxa var. pumila (L.) Plues, 1867Agrostis laxa var. pumila GrayAgrostis lithuanica BesserAgrostis lithuanica Besser ex Roem. & Schult.Agrostis maritima L.Agrostis maritima L. ex B.D.Jacks.Agrostis marysae-tortiae PortalAgrostis navarroi SennenAgrostis palustris var. stricta (Roem. & Schult.) HouseAgrostis polymorpha Huds.Agrostis polymorpha var. breviligulata Neilr.Agrostis polymorpha var. capillaris (L.) Huds.Agrostis polymorpha var. pumila (L.) Huds.Agrostis polymorpha var. stricta HouseAgrostis polymorpha var. sylvatica (Huds.) Huds.Agrostis pumila L.Agrostis pumila var. aristata BoreauAgrostis pumila var. aristata FerraryAgrostis retroflexa Balb.Agrostis rubra Wahlenb.Agrostis rubra Wahlenb. ex NymanAgrostis rubra var. glauca (Guépin) GuépinAgrostis rubra var. pumila (L.) Wimm. & Grab.Agrostis simulans Hemsl.Agrostis stolonifera subsp. diffusa Čelak.Agrostis stolonifera var. hispida (Willd.) Farw.Agrostis stolonifera var. minor (Vasey) Farw.Agrostis stolonifera var. vulgaris (With.) Čelak.Agrostis stricta Muhl.Agrostis stricta Willd.Agrostis sylvatica Huds.Agrostis tarda DrudeAgrostis tenuis Sibth.Agrostis tenuis f. aristata (Parn.) BeldieAgrostis tenuis f. aristata (Parnell) WiegandAgrostis tenuis f. aristata Zoz & KultenkoAgrostis tenuis f. contracta Jansen & Wacht.Agrostis tenuis f. contracta SoóAgrostis tenuis f. montana (Schur) SoóAgrostis tenuis f. parviflora (Schur) Beldie

Documented use categories

Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier30197865-2
Use codesAF EU GS
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRIN

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.