ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Agrostis gigantea

Roth

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 gigantea
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1788

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

19 synonyms in this snapshot

Agrostis alba f. aristataFernald
Agrostis alba subsp. gigantea(Roth) Arcang.
Agrostis alba var. compressaBréb.
Agrostis alba var. diffusa(Host) Asch. & Graebn.
Agrostis alba var. gigantea(Roth) Lej.
Agrostis alba var. majorGaudin
Agrostis alba var. vulgarisG.Mey.
Agrostis signata var. gigantea(Roth) Schur
Agrostis stoloniferaLeers
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. gigantea(Roth) Beldie
Agrostis stolonifera subsp. gigantea(Roth) Schübl. & G.Martens
Agrostis stolonifera var. flagellareNeilr.
Agrostis stolonifera var. gigantea(Roth) Rchb.
Agrostis stolonifera var. gigantea(Roth) Bréb.
Agrostis stolonifera var. gigantea(Roth) Koch
Agrostis stolonifera var. linosa(Schur) Schur
Agrostis stolonifera var. rothiiHeuff.
Agrostis vinealis var. gigantea(Roth) Willd.
Vilfa gigantea(Roth) P.Beauv.

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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