Agrostis vinealis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Aveneae
Subtribus: Agrostidinae
Genus: Agrostis
Species: Agrostis vinealis
Name

Agrostis vinealis Schreb., Spic. Fl. Lips. 47. (1771)

Type locality: Germany: In siccioribus ad Schoenfeld templum S. Theclae.

Synonyms

Homotypic
Vilfa vinealis (Schreb.) P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 182, 1812
Agrostis vulgaris var. vinealis (Schreb.) Schur , Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 734. 1866
Agrostis alba subsp. vinealis (Schreb.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 43, 1890

Heterotypic (ref. Hassler 2018)
Agrostis alba var. coarctata (Ehrh. ex Hoffm.) Coss. & Durieu
Agrostis arida (Schltdl.) F.Herm.
Agrostis borealis var. hyperborea (Laest.) Hartm.
Agrostis buchtarmensis Kotukhov
Agrostis calamagrostoides Regel
Agrostis canina f. arida (Schltdl.) Junge
Agrostis canina var. arida Schltdl.
Agrostis canina var. capillaris Sinclair
Agrostis canina var. coarctata (Ehrh. ex Hoffm.) G.Mey.
Agrostis canina var. elatior Hartm. ex Lange
Agrostis canina var. glauca Godr.
Agrostis canina var. grandiflora Druce
Agrostis canina var. laevis Hack. ex Druce, nom. nud.
Agrostis canina subsp. montana (Hartm.) Hartm.
Agrostis canina var. montana Hartm.
Agrostis canina var. pusilla (Dumort.) Asch. & Graebn.
Agrostis canina subsp. pusilla (Dumort.) Malag.
Agrostis canina var. scotica Druce
Agrostis canina var. spiculis-majoribus Balansa
Agrostis canina var. sylvatica Schltdl.
Agrostis canina var. tenuifolia Boiss.
Agrostis canina subsp. trinii (Turcz.) Hultén
Agrostis canina var. vulgata Döll
Agrostis coarctata Ehrh. ex Hoffm
Agrostis coarctata subsp. hyperborea (Laest.) H.Scholz
Agrostis coarctata var. nyaradyana Beldie
Agrostis coarctata var. subalpina (Schur) Beldie
Agrostis coarctata subsp. syreistschikowii (P.A.Smirn.) H.Scholz
Agrostis coarctata subsp. trinii (Turcz.) H.Scholz
Agrostis ericetorum Préaub. & Bouvet
Agrostis flaccida var. trinii (Turcz.) Ohwi
Agrostis flaccida subsp. trinii (Turcz.) T.Koyama
Agrostis hyperborea Laest.
Agrostis kronokensis Prob.
Agrostis kudoi Honda
Agrostis kudoi var. inermis Prob.
Agrostis kunmingensis B.S.Sun & Y.C.Wang
Agrostis macrostachya Bordz.
Agrostis marschalliana Seredin
Agrostis nivalis Zakirov, nom. illeg.
Agrostis palustris var. coarctata (Ehrh. ex Hoffm.) Druce
Agrostis planifolia K.Koch
Agrostis pusilla Dumort.
Agrostis rubra subsp. ericetorum (Préaub. & Bouvet) Rouy
Agrostis ruprechtii Boiss
Agrostis setifolia Willd. ex Steud., pro syn.
Agrostis signata var. coarctata (Ehrh. ex Hoffm.) Schur
Agrostis stolonifera var. coarctata (Ehrh. ex Hoffm.) Blytt
Agrostis stricta J.F.Gmel.
Agrostis stricta subsp. syreistschikowii (P.A.Smirn.) Soó
Agrostis sublaevipes Nevski ex Karol., no Latin descr.
Agrostis sublaevirens Nevski ex Roshev., no Latin descr.
Agrostis syreistschikowii P.A.Smirn.
Agrostis syreistschikowii var. mutica (Lavrenko) Lavrenko
Agrostis tenuifolia M.Bieb., nom. illeg.
Agrostis tenuifolia f. mutica Lavrenko
Agrostis tenuis f. vinealis (Schreb.) Soó
Agrostis trinii Turcz.
Agrostis trinii subsp. kudoi (Honda) Vorosch.
Agrostis turkestanica Drobow
Agrostis vinealis var. calamagrostoides (Regel) Tzvelev
Agrostis vinealis subsp. ericetorum (Préaub. & Bouvet) Valdés & H.Scholz
Agrostis vinealis var. inermis Tzvelev
Agrostis vinealis subsp. kudoi (Honda) Tzvelev
Agrostis vinealis var. mutica (Lavrenko) Tzvelev
Agrostis vinealis subsp. planifolia (K.Koch) Tzvelev
Agrostis vinealis subsp. syreistschikowii (P.A.Smirn.) Soó
Agrostis vinealis subsp. trinii (Turcz.) Tzvelev
Agrostis vinealis subsp. turkestanica (Drobow) Tzvelev
Agrostis wildtii Podp.
Calamagrostis agrostoides Boiss., nom. illeg.
Calamagrostis agrostoides var. pontica Boiss.
Decandolia stolonifera var. coarctata (Ehrh. ex Hoffm.) T.Bastard
Trichodium pusillum H.C.Hall, pro syn.
Trichodium rubrum Schur, pro syn.
Trichodium subalpinum Schur
Vilfa coarctata (Ehrh. ex Hoffm.) P.Beauv.

References

Schreber, J.C.D.v. 1771. Spicilegium Florae Lipsicae. 148 pp. Lipsiae [Leipzig]: Dykiano. BHL Reference page. : 47

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Agrostis vinealis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 04. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Agrostis vinealis. Published online. Accessed: Jul. 04 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Agrostis vinealis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jul. 04.
Tropicos.org 2018. Agrostis vinealis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 04 Jul. 2018.
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names
Cymraeg: Maeswellt-y-cŵn y mynydd
Deutsch: Sand-Straußgras, Heide-Straußgras, Schmalrispiges Straußgras
English: brown bentgrass
eesti: Mägi-kastehein
suomi: Jäykkärölli
hornjoserbsce: Wuskokitkata wjechelca
íslenska: Títulíngresi
Nederlands: Zandstruisgras
polski: Mietlica piaskowa
svenska: Bergven
українська: Мітлиця виноградникова

Agrostis vinealis (Chinese: 芒剪股颖; pinyin: mang jian gu ying) is a species of grass known by the common names brown bentgrass[1] and brown bent,[2] which can be found from Russia to Mongolia, China,[3] Pakistan,[4] India[5] and Alaska.[6] It was introduced to Greenland and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.[7][6]

Description
Agrostis vinealis seeds

The plant is 30–60 centimetres (12–24 in) tall, 1 millimetre (0.039 in) wide[3] and is both perennial and caespitose with elongated rhizomes. The culms are 10–60 centimetres (3.9–23.6 in) long and erect. It eciliate membrane have a ligule which is 1–5 millimetres (0.039–0.197 in) long and is obtuse. Leaf-blades are flat, scabrous, and are 2–15 centimetres (0.79–5.91 in) by 1–3 millimetres (0.039–0.118 in). The panicle is 2–20 centimetres (0.79–7.87 in) long and is inflorescenced, lanceolate, open[5] and reddish-purple in colour.[8]

It have solitary spikelets which carry one fertile floret which have a pubescent callus. The spikelets themselves are elliptic, are 2–3.3 millimetres (0.079–0.130 in) long and carry filiformed pedicels. The species carry an oblong fertile lemma which is 1.5–2.5 millimetres (0.059–0.098 in) long and is keelless. The lemma itself have one awn which is 2–4.5 millimetres (0.079–0.177 in) long and palea which is 0.5 millimetres (0.020 in) long and is as hyaline as fertile lemma. The glumes are no different in size then the spikelet. They both are lanceolate, membranous, have no lateral veins and have acute apexes. Flowers are membranous too and have two lodicules. They also carry two stigmas and three stamens the latter of which are 1–1.5 millimetres (0.039–0.059 in) long. The fruits are caryopses with an additional pericarp and linear hilum with farinosed endosperm.[5]
Distribution

In Great Britain, the species is found growing with such trees as birch, pine and oaks on an elevation of 0–845 metres (0–2,772 ft) at the Little Dun Fell, Westmorland, Scotland[9] while in Iceland, it is found on various hills and heathlands.[8] In China, it can be found in such provinces as Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning on an elevation of 1,500–1,700 metres (4,900–5,600 ft)[3] while in Pakistan it is native to such provinces as Punjab, Gilgit, and Kashmir where it is found on an elevation of 2,300–4,300 metres (7,500–14,100 ft).[4]
References

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Agrostis vinealis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
"Agrostis vinealis". 22. Flora of China: 341, 347, 348.
"Agrostis vinealis". 5 (233). Flora of Pakistan. 1980: 348.
W.D. Clayton; M. Vorontsova; K.T. Harman; H. Williamson (November 16, 2012). "Agrostis vinealis". The Board of Trustees, Royal Botanic Gardens. Kew: GrassBase. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
"Brown bentgrass". USDA. Plants Profile. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
Upson, Rebecca; Myer, Bradley; Floyd, Kelvin; Lee, Jennifer; Clubbe, Colin (15 March 2018). Field guide to the introduced flora of South Georgia. Richmond, Surrey, UK. ISBN 978-1-84246-652-0. OCLC 1007331209.
"Agrostis vinealis, Brown Bent". Flora of Iceland. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

Agrostis vinealis (Brown Bent). Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora. 1988. Retrieved November 17, 2013.

Further reading
Schreber (1771). "Agrostis vinealis". 47. Spic. Fl. Lips: 341, 347–348.