ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Agrostis capillaris

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Agrostis
Species: Agrostis capillaris
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Agrostis capillaris. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

172 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 4

Agrestis polymorphaBubani
Agrostis alba subsp. silvatica(Huds.) K.Richt.
Agrostis alba subsp. vulgaris(With.) Hitchc.
Agrostis alba subsp. vulgaris(With.) Douin
Agrostis alba subvar. pumila(L.) Coss. & Germ.
Agrostis alba var. aristataA.Gray
Agrostis alba var. minorVasey
Agrostis alba var. pumila(L.) Spenn.
Agrostis alba var. silvatica(Huds.) K.Richt.
Agrostis alba var. stricta(Willd.) Alph.Wood
Agrostis alba var. sylvatica(Huds.) Sm.
Agrostis alba var. tenuis(Sibth.) Fiori
Agrostis alba var. vulgaris(With.) Coss. & Durieu
Agrostis atropurpureaSteud.
Agrostis atroviolaceaSennen
Agrostis borbonicaC.Cordem.
Agrostis canina f. varians(Thuill.) Beldie
Agrostis canina var. glaucina(T.Bastard) Delastre
Agrostis canina var. varians(Thuill.) Ducommun
Agrostis capillaris f. setulosa(Murb.) Lindm.
Agrostis capillaris subsp. oreophila(O.Schwarz) Soják
Agrostis capillaris var. alpigena(Schur) Portal
Agrostis capillaris var. aristata(Parn.) Druce
Agrostis capillaris var. aristataDogan
Agrostis capillaris var. aristulataHitchc.
Agrostis capillaris var. canina(G.Sinclair) Tzvelev
Agrostis capillaris var. capillaris
Agrostis capillaris var. dubiaPortal
Agrostis capillaris var. glaucina(T.Bastard) Portal
Agrostis capillaris var. hispida(Willd.) Tzvelev
Agrostis capillaris var. humilis(Asch. & Graebn.) Druce
Agrostis capillaris var. pumila(L.) Druce
Agrostis capillaris var. sambukiiTzvelev
Agrostis capillaris var. varians(Thuill.) Chevall.
Agrostis capillaris var. violacea(Thuill.) Chevall.
Agrostis ceretanaSennen
Agrostis claudiiSennen
Agrostis diffusaBanks & Sol. ex Hook.f.
Agrostis diffusaSpreng.
Agrostis divaricataHoffm.
Agrostis dubiaDC.
Agrostis ericetorumBergeret
Agrostis exilisLoisel.
Agrostis glaucinaT.Bastard
Agrostis helenaeSteud.
Agrostis hispidaWilld.
Agrostis hispida var. varians(Thuill.) Loisel.
Agrostis hornungianaSchur
Agrostis laxaGray
Agrostis laxa var. pumilaGray

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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