Agrostis subspicata

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: Agrostidinae
Genus: Agrostis
Species: Agrostis subspicata

Name

Agrostis subspicata (Willd.) Raspail, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 5: 449 (1825)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Polypogon subspicatus Willd. in Neue Schriften Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 3: 443 (1801)
• Heterotypic
  • Agrostis articulata Brot. in Fl. Lusit. 1: 73 (1804)
  • Agrostis articulataPoir. in Encycl., Suppl. 1: 248 (1810), nom. illeg.
  • Agrostis linkii Banfi, Galasso & Bartolucci in Nat. Hist. Sci. 15: 18 (2017)
  • Agrostis linkii subsp. prostrata (Hack. & Lange) Banfi, Galasso & Bartolucci in Nat. Hist. Sci. 15: 19 (2017)
  • Agrostis longiseta Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 21 (1821), pro syn.
  • Agrostis triflora Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 43 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Alopecurus fasciculatus (Link) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 8: 780 (1808)
  • Chaetopogon fasciculatus (Link) Hayek in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(3): 335 (1932)
  • Chaetopogon fasciculatus subsp. prostratus (Hack. & Lange) Laínz in Anales Inst. Forest. Invest. 10: 327 (1965 publ. 1966)
  • Chaeturus divaricatus DC. in Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 93 (1813)
  • Chaeturus fasciculatus Link in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 313 (1800)
  • Chaeturus fasciculatus subsp. prostratus (Hack. & Lange) Paunero in Cavanillesia 11: 328 (1953)
  • Chaeturus prostratus Hack. & Lange in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1877-1878: 233 (1878)
  • Chaeturus spicatus Schrad. in Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1840: ? (1840), pro syn.
  • Muhlenbergia divaricata DC. in Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 93 (1813), pro syn.
  • Polypogon fasciculatus (Link) Pers. in Syn. Pl. 1: 80 (1805)
  • Vilfa articulata P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 16 (1812)

Homonyms

• Agrostis subspicata Arv.-Touv. = Alpagrostis schleicheri

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Italy, NW. Balkan Pen. Regional: Southwestern Europe Portugal, Spain Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco Introduced into: Germany References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Raspail, 1825. Annales des sciences naturelles 5: 449

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Agrostis subspicata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 03. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Agrostis subspicata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. 03. Published online. Accessed: November 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• suomi: sutirölli