Acrospelion alpestre

Acrospelion alpestre

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Aveninae
Genus: Acrospelion
Species: Acrospelion alpestre

Name

Acrospelion alpestre (Host) Barberá & Quintanar, J. Syst. Evol. x: [19 of 27] (2024)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Avena alpestris Host in Icon. Descr. Gram. Austriac. 3: 27 (1805)
  • Avena flavescens var. alpestris (Host) Duby in Bot. Gall. 1: 512 (1828)
  • Trisetaria alpestris (Host) Baumg. in Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 3: 264 (1816)
  • Trisetum alpestre (Host) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 88 (1812)
  • Trisetum flavescens subsp. alpestre (Host) Hack. in Magyar Bot. Lapok 2: 106 (1903)
  • Trisetum flavescens var. alpestre (Host) Schrad. in Linnaea 12: 443 (1838)
• Heterotypic
  • Avena argentoidea Schur in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 10: 74 (1860), pro syn.
  • Avena baregensis (Laffitte & Miégev.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 813 (1882)
  • Avena subalpestris subsp. baregensis (Laffitte & Miégev.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 813 (1882)
  • Trisetaria baregensis (Laffitte & Miégev.) Banfi & Soldano in Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 135: 382 (1994 publ. 1996)
  • Trisetum agrostideum subsp. baregense (Laffitte & Miégev.) Chouard in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 72: 340 (1925)
  • Trisetum alpestre f. anomalum Zapał. in Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol. 4: 111 (1904)
  • Trisetum alpestre var. argentoideum Schur in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 10: 74 (1860)
  • Trisetum alpestre var. aureum Zapał. in Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol. 4: 111 (1904)
  • Trisetum alpestre f. calvescens Hack. in Magyar Bot. Lapok 2: 108 (1903)
  • Trisetum alpestre var. glabrescens Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 759 (1866)
  • Trisetum alpestre subsp. glabrescens (Schur) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 7: 64 (1970 publ. 1971)
  • Trisetum alpestre var. macranthum Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 759 (1866)
  • Trisetum alpestre f. majus Zapał. in Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol. 4: 111 (1904)
  • Trisetum alpestre var. pulchrum Zapał. in Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol. 4: 110 (1904)
  • Trisetum alpestre var. purpurascens Schur in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 10: 74 (1860)
  • Trisetum alpestre var. tatrense Zapał. in Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol. 4: 111 (1904)
  • Trisetum alpestre var. viviparum-macranthum Schur in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 10: 74 (1860), contrary to Art. 23.6 Ex. 15 (ICN, 2012).
  • Trisetum argentoideum Schur in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 10: 74 (1860), pro syn.
  • Trisetum baregense Laffitte & Miégev. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 21: 46 (1874)
  • Trisetum barengense Tuzson in Magyar Bot. Lapok 16: 146 (1917), nom. nud.
  • Trisetum flavescens proles baregense (Laffitte & Miégev.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 142 (1913)
  • Trisetum flavescens subsp. baregense (Laffitte & Miégev.) O.Bolòs, Masalles & Vigo in Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 17: 96 (1988)
  • Trisetum flavescens f. tirolense Hack. in Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 9: 189 (1904)
  • Trisetum miegevillii Duval-Jouve ex Miégev. in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 21: 47 (1874), pro syn.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Central Europe Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland Regional: Southwestern Europe France, Spain Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Ukraine Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Central Asia West Himalaya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Barberá & Quintanar, (2024) J. Syst. Evol. x: [19 of 27]

Additional references

• (2025). https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9626.17.7.27316-27320. epublication

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acrospelion alpestre in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Acrospelion alpestre. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Acrospelion alpestre. Published online. Accessed: November 19 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: gramigna alpestre

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