Agrostis stolonifera L.

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular

cundidora, grama blanca, yerba cundidora

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation

Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164020/42383133

Conservation

LC - least concern

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Ecology

Alt. 2500 - 3000 m.

Distribution

Cultivated in Colombia.

Morphology General Habit

Herb.

Conservation

Not Evaluated.

Morphology General Habit

Perennial; caespitose. Stolons present. Culms geniculately ascending, or decumbent; 8-40 cm long; 2-5 -noded; rooting from lower nodes. Culm-internodes smooth. Leaf-sheaths without keel; smooth. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 1-6 mm long; obtuse. Leaf-blades 1-10 cm long; 0.5-5 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface ribbed; scaberulous. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences

Inflorescence a panicle. Panicle open, or contracted; linear, or lanceolate, or oblong; continuous, or interrupted; dense, or loose; 1-13 cm long; 0.4-2.5 cm wide. Primary panicle branches whorled at most nodes. Panicle branches scabrous. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels filiform; terete; 0.5-2 mm long.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets

Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate, or oblong; laterally compressed; 2-3 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus pubescent.

Fertile

Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate, or oblong; laterally compressed; 2-3 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus pubescent.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume

Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma; shiny; gaping. Lower glume lanceolate; 1-1.1 length of upper glume; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Lower glume primary vein scaberulous. Lower glume lateral veins absent. Lower glume apex acute. Upper glume lanceolate; 1.3-1.5 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Upper glume primary vein scaberulous. Upper glume lateral veins absent. Upper glume apex acute.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets

Fertile lemma elliptic to oblong; 1.5-2.3 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma apex obtuse. Palea oblong; 0.6-0.8 length of lemma; hyaline; 2 -veined. Palea apex obtuse.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers

Lodicules 2; lanceolate; membranous. Anthers 3; 1-1.5 mm long. Stigmas 2; laterally exserted.

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Caryopsis with adherent pericarp; ellipsoid; isodiametric; biconvex; estipitate; without sulcus; smooth; apex unappendaged. Embryo 0.2 length of caryopsis. Hilum linear; 0.9 length of caryopsis. Endosperm farinose.

Distribution

Europe: northern, central, southwestern, southeastern, and eastern. Africa: north and Macaronesia. Asia-temperate: Siberia, Soviet far east, Soviet Middle Asia, Caucasus, western Asia, China, Mongolia, and eastern Asia. Asia-tropical: India and Indo-China. Australasia: Australia and New Zealand. Pacific: south-central and north-central. North America: Subarctic, western Canada, eastern Canada, northwest USA, north-central USA, northeast USA, southwest USA, southeast USA, and Mexico. South America: Mesoamericana, Caribbean, northern South America, western South America, and southern South America. Antarctic: Subantarctic islands.

Reference

Aveneae. CEH.

Distribution

Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2500–3000 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Naturalised in Colombia. Colombian departments: Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Cundinamarca.

Habit

Herb.

Conservation

IUCN Red List Assessment (2021): LC.

Use Environmental

Environmental uses.

Use Food

Used for food.