Agrostis gigantea Roth

Agrostis gigantea Roth is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2007.

Vernacular names

• agrostide blanche Darbyshire et al., 2000
• agrostis blanc Marie-Victorin, 1995
• agrostis blanche Provancher, 1862
• agrostis géant Lambinon et al., 1992

• redtop FNA Ed. Comm., 2007
• black bent ITIS, 2010
• black bentgrass Weakley et al., 2023
• giant bentgrass Newmaster et al., 1998
• redtop bentgrass Anions
• water bentgrass ITIS, 2010

Synonyms

• Agrostis alba subsp. gigantea (Roth) Arcangeli nom. illeg. TROPICOS
• Agrostis alba var. dispar (Michaux) Alph. Wood Soreng et al., 2000+
• Agrostis alba var. gigantea (Roth) G. Meyer nom. inval. Soreng et al., 2000+
• Agrostis alba var. gigantea (Roth) Lejeune INPN, 2005
• Agrostis alba var. major Gaudin Soreng et al., 2000+
• Agrostis alba var. vulgaris G. Meyer Soreng et al., 2000+
• Agrostis gigantea var. dispar (Michaux) Philipson Soreng et al., 2000+
• Agrostis gigantea var. ramosa (Gray) Philipson TROPICOS
• Agrostis stolonifera subsp. gigantea (Roth) Schübler & G. Martens TROPICOS
• Agrostis stolonifera var. gigantea (Roth) Brébisson TROPICOS
• Agrostis stolonifera var. major (Gaudin) Farwell Soreng et al., 2000+

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Poaceae
Subfamily	Pooideae
Tribe	Poeae
Subtribe	Agrostidinae
Genus	Agrostis
Species	Agrostis gigantea

Habit

Herb