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Agrostis L.

Röllit Bent Grass
Agrostis, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Agrostis, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]

Foodplants for Amblyscirtes vialis, Coenonympha dorus, Cosmiotes stabilella, Elachista albifrontella, E. argentella, E. herrichii, E. humilis, Erebia aethiops, Hesperia leonardus, Hylephila phyleus, Lopinga deidamia

Agrostis canina L.

Luhtarölli Koiran rölli Brown Bent Velvet Bent-grass Brown Bent Grass Rhode Island Bent Brunven
Agrostis canina ; [RK, 607]; [SK, 68]; [GMBOT, 133]

A. c. f. pallida Ands.

Agrostis canina f. pallida ; [SK, 68]

A. c. f. mutica Gaud.

Agrostis canina f. mutica ; [SK, 68]

Agrostis vinealis Schreber

Jäykkärölli Brown Bent-grass Bergven
Agrostis stircta J. F. Gmel.
Agrostis hyperborea Laest.
Agrostis canina montana (Hartm.); Hartm.
Agrostis vinealis ; [RK, 608]

Agrostis mertensii Trin.

Pohjanrölli Fjällven

Agrostis borealis Hartm. ?Agrostis rubra Wahlenb.

Agrostis canina var. alpina Oakes Agrostis novae-angliae Vasey

Agrostis mertensii ; [RK, 608]
Agrostis borealis ; [SK, 68]; [GMBOT, 133]

Agrostis clavata Trin.

Hoikkarölli Köseven
Agrostis clavata ; [RK, 608]

Foodplant for Melanargia epimede

Agrostis scabra Willd.

Rikkarölli Rough Bent Kvarnven
Agrostis hyemalis auct.
Agrostis scabra ; [RK, 608]

Agrostis capillaris L.

Nurmirölli Common Bent Common Bent-grass Colonial Bent-grass Rödven
Agrostis tenuis Sibth.
Agrostis vulgaris L.
Agrostis tenuis, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Agrostis capillaris ; [RK, 608]
Agrostis vulgaris ; [SK, 68]

Agrostis capillaris × gigantea

Agrostis × bjoerkmanii Widén
Agrostis capillaris × gigantea ; [RK, 608]

Agrostis capillaris × stolonifera

Agrostis × murbeckii Fouill. ex P. Fourn.
Agrostis capillaris × stolonifera ; [RK, 608]

Agrostis gigantea Roth

Isorölli Black Bent Redtop Storven
Agrostis stolonifera var. major Farw.
Agrostis stolonifera var. aristata auct.
Agrostis stolonifera f. gigantea (Roth.); Murb.
Agrostis gigantea ; [RK, 609]
Agrostis stolonifera f. gigantea ; [SK, 68]

620x909 (~45Kb) Finland, Pori, Reposaari 2.8.1995, Photo © Harri Arkkio

580x336 (~16Kb) Finland, Pori, Reposaari 2.8.1995, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Elachista bifasciella

A. g. var. gigantea s.l.

Rikkaisorölli
Agrostis gigantea var. dispar Michx.; (incl.), TL: Philipson
Agrostis gigantea var. gigantea ; [RK, 609]

748x1047 (~70Kb) Finland, Tampere, Kaarila, 17.7.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

A. g. var. glaucescens Widén

Meri-isorölli
Agrostis gigantea var. glaucescens ; [RK, 609]

558x780 (~75Kb) Finland, Vehkalahti, Summa, 14.8.2000, Photo © Harri Arkkio

673x884 (~54Kb) Finland, Vehkalahti, Summa Kainiemi, 14.8.2000, Photo © Harri Arkkio

A. g. var. repens (Laest.) Widén

Järvi-isorölli
Agrostis gigantea var. repens ; [RK, 609]

Agrostis gigantea × stolonifera

Agrostis gigantea × stolonifera ; [RK, 609]

Agrostis stolonifera L.

Rönsyrölli Valkorölli Creeping Bent Fiorin Creeping Bent-grass White Bent Grass Red Top Krypven
Agrostis alba L.
Agrostis stolonifera, Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants of the Northern Great Plains [USGS]
Agrostis stolonifera ; [RK, 609]; [SK, 67]
Agrostis alba ; [GMBOT, 132]

463x625 (~19Kb) Finland, Orivesi, Suomasema, 9.8.1994, Photo © Harri Arkkio

551x750 (~120Kb) Finland, Tampere, Aakkula, 12.8.2001, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Coscinia cribraria, Elachista nobilella, Xylena vetusta

Appear to have a problem, is Agrostis alba really synonym of Agrostis stolonifera?

?A. s. vulgaris With.

Red Top Herd's Grass
Agrotis vulgaris With.
?Agrotis sylvatica L.
Agrostis alba vulgaris (With.); Thurb.
Agrostis alba vulgaris ; [GMBOT, 132]

A. s. var. bottnica Hyl.

Agrostis stolonifera var. bottnica ; [RK, 609 (note)]

?A. s. var. aristata Gray

Agrostis stricta Willd.
Agrostis alba var. aristata Gray
Agrostis alba var. aristata ; [GMBOT, 132]

?A. s. var. maritima Lam:

Agrostis coarcatana Ehrh.
Agrostis alba var. maritima (Lam.); G. F. W. Mey.
?Agrostis stolonifera f. maritima (Lam.); Murb.
Agrostis alba var. maritima ; [GMBOT, 132]
?Agrostis stolonifera f. maritima ; [SK, 68]

24.11.1998 (13)

References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

[USGS]

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center; http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/index.htm

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Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.