Agrostis gigantea in Genus Agrostis

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Internal ID	UUID64402e2fa989e944943227
Scientific name	Agrostis gigantea
Authority	Roth
First published in	Tent. Fl. Germ. 1: 31 (1788)

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General Uses Top

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Common products:
Agrostis gigantea is marketed primarily as a forage, pasture, and hay species and as a component of cool-season turfgrass mixtures for lawns, sports fields, and recreational surfaces. Seed is the primary commercial product form.

Industrial and craft applications:
No documented industrial or craft applications specific to Agrostis gigantea are recorded in reliable references. Its use is confined to vegetative cover in amenity and agricultural settings.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
No food or beverage applications are documented for Agrostis gigantea.

Colorants and tanning:
No colorants or tanning uses are documented for Agrostis gigantea.

Wood and fiber:
No wood or fiber uses are documented for Agrostis gigantea.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
No fragrance or cosmetic applications are documented for Agrostis gigantea.

Properties relevant to use:
No physicochemical properties enabling specific industrial or culinary uses are documented for Agrostis gigantea.

Standards and regulation:
No established standards or regulatory frameworks are reported specifically for Agrostis gigantea products.

Sustainability and sourcing:
No sustainability or sourcing information specific to Agrostis gigantea is reported in reliable references.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Agrostis capillaris subsp. repens	(Schur) Soják	Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 150: 137 (1982)
Agrostis capillaris var. nigra	(With.) Druce	Comital. Fl. Brit. Isl. 350. 1932
Agrostis alba f. aristata	Fernald	Rhodora 49(no. 590): 112, adnot. 1947 [3 Apr 1947] : a sphalm.; use A. alba f. aristigera
Agrostis alba f. aristigera	(Fernald) Fernald	Rhodora 51: 192. 1949
Agrostis alba subsp. gigantea	(Roth) Arcang.	Comp. Fl. Ital. 768. 1882 (1882)
Agrostis alba var. compressa	Bréb.	Fl. Normandie ed. 3: 345 1859
Agrostis alba var. diffusa	(Host) Asch. & Graebn.	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 174 1899
Agrostis alba var. dispar	(Michx.) Alph.Wood	Class-book Bot. : 774 (1861)
Agrostis alba subsp. dubia	(Leers) K.Richt.	Pl. Eur. 1: 43 1890
Agrostis alba var. gigantea	(Roth) G.Mey.	Chloris Han. 655 1836
Agrostis alba var. hostiana	Rouy	Fl. France 14: 61. 1913
Agrostis alba var. major	Gaudin	Fl. Helv. 1: 189 1828
Agrostis alba var. pontica	Lavrenko	Izv. Kievsk. Bot. Sada 12-13: 147. 1931
Agrostis altissima	Lojac.	Fl. Sicul. 3: 379 (1909)
Agrostis campestris	Phil.	Linnaea 29: 87 (1858)
Agrostis compressa	Willd.	Bot. Mag. (Römer & Usteri) 4(11): 39 (1790)
Agrostis dispar	Michx.	Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 52 (1803)
Agrostis dubia	Leers	Fl. Herborn. : 21 (1775)
Agrostis exarata var. mutica	Hicken	Physis (Buenos Aires) 2: 6 (1915)
Agrostis gautieri	Sennen	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 74: 406 (1927)
Agrostis gigantea subsp. gautieri	(Sennen) Romo	Fl. Veg. Montsec : 355 (1989)
Agrostis gigantea subsp. pontica	(Grec.) G.Dihoru	Stud. Cercet. Biol. (Bucharest), Ser. Biol. Veg. 32: 20 (1980)
Agrostis gigantea var. dispar	(Michx.) Philipson	J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 51: 93 (1937)
Agrostis gigantea var. glaucescens	K.G.G.Widén	Fl. Fenn. 5: 104 (1971)
Agrostis gigantea var. praticola	(Klokov) Tzvelev	Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 58 (1971)
Agrostis gigantea var. ramosa	(S.F.Gray) Philipson	J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 51: 91 1937
Agrostis gigantea var. repens	(Laest.) K.G.G.Widén	Fl. Fenn. 5: 102 (1971)
Agrostis graniticola	Klokov	Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 12: 40 (1950)
Agrostis limosa	Schur	Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4: 82 (1853)
Agrostis nigra	With.	Arr. Brit. Pl. ed. 3 , 2: 131 (1796)
Agrostis obliqua	Kit.	Linnaea 32: 306 (1864)
Agrostis palustris var. aristata	Honda	Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 323. 1926
Agrostis parviflora	Chevall.	Fl. Gén. Env. Paris 2: 141 (1827)
Agrostis praticola	Klokov	Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 12: 40 (1950)
Agrostis repens	Sincl.	Hort. Gram. Woburn. : 148 (1816)
Agrostis rubra var. tenella	(Hoffm.) Wimm. & Grab.	Fl. Siles. 1: 52. 1827
Agrostis sabulicola	Klokov	Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 12: 37 (1950)
Agrostis semi-nuda	Knapp	Gram. Brit. : 115 (1804)
Agrostis signata var. gigantea	(Roth) Schur	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 48. 1859
Agrostis signata var. limosa	Schur	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 48. 1859
Agrostis stolonifera	Leers	Fl. Herborn. : 20 (1775)
Agrostis stolonifera f. aristigera	Fernald	Rhodora 35: 317 (1933)
Agrostis stolonifera f. diffusa	(Host) Maire & Weiller	in Fl. Afr. Nord 2: 123 1953
Agrostis stolonifera f. sylvatica	(Huds.) D.S.Carp. in Dole	Fl. Vermont , ed. 3: 31 (1937)
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. gigantea	(Roth) Beldie	Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 152 (1972)
Agrostis stolonifera var. diffusa	Farw.	Ann. Rep. Mich. Acad. Sci 6: 210. 1904
Agrostis stolonifera var. gigantea	(Roth) W.D.J.Koch	Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. 781 1837
Agrostis stolonifera var. major	Farw.	Rep. (Annual) Michigan Acad. Sci. 21: 351 (1920)
Agrostis stolonifera var. ramosa	(Gray) Veldkamp	Blumea 28: 223 (1982)
Agrostis stolonifera var. rothii	Heuff.	Enum. Pl. Banat. 226. 1856
Agrostis stolonifera var. silvatica	(Host) Beldie	Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 152 (1972)
Agrostis stolonifera var. tenella	(Hoffm.) Wimm. & Grab.	Fl. Siles. 1: 52. 1827
Agrostis stolonifera var. vaginata	Heuff.	Enum. Pl. Banat. 226. 1856
Agrostis sylvatica	Host	Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 4: 33 (1809)
Agrostis tenella	Hoffm.	Deutschl. Fl. Bot. Taschenb. 3: 36 (1800)
Agrostis tenuis var. nigra	(With.) Druce	List Brit. Pl. t. 79. 1908
Agrostis vinealis var. gigantea	(Roth) Willd.	Sp. Pl., ed. 4 1: 369. 1797
Agrostis vulgaris var. nigra	(With.) Hook.f.	Student. Fl. Brit. Isl. ed. 3: 447. 1884
Agrostis vulgaris var. repens	Laest.	Bot. Not. 1856: 83.
Agrostis vulgaris var. sylvatica	Schur	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 9: 46 1859
Agrostis vulgaris var. tenella	(Hoffm.) Gaudich.	Agrost. Helv. 1: 84 1811
Cinna karataviensis	Pavlov	Vestn. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 1: 24 (1949)
Vilfa alba var. ramosa	Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 145 1821
Vilfa compressa	P.Beauv.	Ess. Agrostogr. : 16 (1812)
Vilfa dispar	(Michx.) P.Beauv.	Ess. Agrostogr. : 16 (1812)
Vilfa gigantea	P.Beauv.	Ess. Agrostogr. : 16 (1812)
Vilfa nigra	Gray	Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 145 (1821 publ. 1822)
Agrostis gigantea subsp. glaucescens	(K.G.G.Widén) Valdés & H.Scholz	Willdenowia 36: 662 (2006)
Agrostis widenii	G.H.Loos	Jahrb. Bochum. Bot. Vereins 1: 116 (2010)
Agrostis stolonifera f. aristata	Meinsh.	Fl. Ingr. Gouv. St. Petersburg : 460 (1878)
Agrostis diffusa	Host	Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 4: t. 55 (1809)
Agrostis alba var. maior	Gaudin	Fl. Helv. 1: 189 1828
Agrostis alba var. vulgaris	G.Mey.	Neues Hamburg. Mag. 1823: 134 1824
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. gigantea	(Roth) Schübl. & G.Martens	Fl. Würtemberg 64. 1834 (1834)
Agrostis stolonifera var. linosa	(Schur) Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 732 1866
Agrostis stolonifera var. gigantea	(Roth) Bréb.	Fl. Normandie 390 1835
Agrostis stolonifera var. flagellare	Neilr.	Fl. Nieder-Oesterr. 43 1859
Agrostis stolonifera var. gigantea	(Roth) Koch

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English	redtop
English	black bent
Arabic	نجير عملاق
Arabic	النجير العملاق
Arabic	أغروستيس عملاق
Bulgarian	гигантска полевица
Czech	psineček veliký
Welsh	maeswellt mawr
Danish	stortoppet hvene
German	riesen-straußgras
German	riesenstraussgras
German	fioringras
Estonian	suur kastehein
Persian	علف بوریای غولآسا
Finnish	isorölli
Irish	feorainn dhubh
Hebrew	נחלית גבוהה
Upper Sorbian	hoberska wjechelca
Igbo	redtop
Igbo	black bent
Japanese	コヌカグサ
Lithuanian	didžioji smilga
Latvian	lielā smilga
Norwegian Bokmål	storkvein
Dutch	hoog struisgras
nv	tłʼohlátah yíchiiʼí
Polish	mietlica olbrzymia
Polish	mietlica biaława
Romanian	iarba câmpului
Romanian	iarba cîmpului
Slovak	psinček obrovský
Slovenian	orjaška šopulja
Swedish	storven
Ukrainian	мітлиця велетенська
Chinese	巨序剪股颖
Chinese	巨序剪股穎
Chinese	小糠草
Chinese	巨穗剪股颖

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Name	Authority	First published in
Agrostis gigantea subsp. gigantea		Unknown
Agrostis gigantea subsp. maeotica	(Klokov) Tzvelev	Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 57 (1971)

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000843693
UNII	C158PKW3XV
Flora of Alabama	4634
Canadensys	7374
USDA Plants	AGGI2
Tropicos	25502394
INPN	80639
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:385783-1
The Plant List	kew-389634
Open Tree Of Life	968287
Observations.org	6324
NCBI Taxonomy	345916
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000002639
Nature Serve	2.161505
IPNI	385783-1
iNaturalist	75314
GBIF	2706541
Freebase	/m/03gt688
WisFlora	2464
FEIS	plants/graminoid/agrgig
EPPO	AGSGI
EOL	1114174
Elurikkus	2593
Calflora (Californian flora)	145
USDA GRIN	2027
Wikipedia	Agrostis_gigantea

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Agrostis gigantea

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Ethnobotanical Use Top

General Uses Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

Germination/Propagation Top

Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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