Agrostis mertensii
Appearance

Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Poales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Agrostidinae
Genus: Agrostis
Species: Agrostis mertensii
Name
[edit]Agrostis mertensii Trin., Linnaea 10: 302 (1836).
Synonyms
[edit]- Homotypic
- Heterotypic
- Agrostis rubra L., Sp. Pl. 1: 62 (1753), provisionally listed as a synonym.
- Agrostis rubra var. mutica Wahlenb., Fl. Suec. 1: 40 (1824).
- Agrostis rupestris var. uliginosa Hartm., Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 2: 19 (1832).
- Agrostis gelida Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 6(2, Bot.): 343 (1841).
- Agrostis canina var. alpina Oakes, Cat. Vermont Pl.: 32 (1842), nom. nud.
- Agrostis borealis Hartm., Handb. Skand. Fl., ed. 4: 23 (1843).
- Agrostis borealis var. typica Fernald, Rhodora 35: 204 (1933), nom. inval.
- Agrostis mertensii subsp. borealis (Hartm.) Tzvelev, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 90 (1973).
- Agrostis concinna Tuck., Mag. Hort. Bot. 9: 143 (1843).
- Trichodium concinnum (Tuck.) Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot., ed. 2a: 600 (1847).
- Agrostis pickeringii Tuck., Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 42 (1843).
- Agrostis pickeringii var. rupicola Tuck., Amer. J. Sci. Arts 45: 42 (1843).
- Agrostis borealis var. minor Hartm., Sv. Norsk Exc.-Fl.: 13 (1846).
- Agrostis rubra var. minor (Hartm.) Mela, Suom. Koulukasvio, ed. 3: 433 (1895).
- Aira labradorica Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 220 (1854).
- Agrostis compressa Döll in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 2(3): 27 (1878), nom. illeg.
- Agrostis rubra var. breviaristata Lange, Consp. Fl. Groenland. 1: 158 (1880).
- Agrostis surculifera Royer, Fl. Côte d' Or 1: 573 (1881).
- Agrostis alpestris Laest. ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 802 (1882), pro syn.
- Agrostis rubra var. americana Scribn. in J.Macoun, Cat. Canad. Pl. 2(5): 391 (1890).
- Agrostis borealis var. americana (Scribn.) Fernald, Rhodora 35: 205 (1933).
- Agrostis novae-angliae Vasey, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 76 (1892), nom. illeg.
- Agrostis rubra var. alpina MacMill., Metasp. Minnesota Valley: 65 (1892).
- Agrostis canina var. tenella Torr., Fl. New York 2: 443 (1893).
- Agrostis poeppigiana Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 94: 13 (1896).
- Agrostis williamsii Phil., Anales Univ. Chile 94: 12 (1897).
- Agrostis paludosa Scribn., Bull. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 11: 49 (1898).
- Agrostis borealis var. paludosa (Scribn.) Fernald, Rhodora 35: 207 (1933).
- Agrostis bakeri Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 532 (1909).
- Agrostis borealis var. macrantha Eames, Rhodora 11: 88 (1909).
- Agrostis borealis f. macrantha (Eames) Fernald, Rhodora 35: 205 (1933).
- Agrostis mertensii f. macrantha (Eames) J.Cay., Naturaliste Canad. 113: 331 (1986).
- Agrostis viridissima Kom., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 85 (1914).
- Agrostis borealis subsp. viridissima (Kom.) Tzvelev, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 62 (1971).
- Agrostis boliviana Mez, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 18: 1 (1922).
- Agrostis borealis var. volcanorum Kom., Fl. Kamtschatka 1: 144 (1927).
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Trinius, C.B. v. 1836. Graminum in America calidiore ab E. Poeppig lectorum pugillus primus. Linnaea 10: 291–308. BHL Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Agrostis mertensii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 5. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2025. Agrostis mertensii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Nov 2025. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Agrostis mertensii. Published online. Accessed: 5 Nov 2025. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Agrostis mertensii. Accessed: 5 Nov 2025. Reference page.
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agrostis mertensii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 12 Apr. 2006. Reference page.
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile
Vernacular names
[edit]- English: Northern Bentgrass
- suomi: Pohjanrölli
- svenska: Fjällven