Family:
Poaceae Barnhart
Genus:
Agrostis L.

Agrostis vinealis Schreb.

This species is accepted, and its native range is Subarctic & Subalpine Eurasia, NW. Africa, Subarctic America.

[GB]
Morphology General Habit
Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes elongated. Culms erect, or geniculately ascending; 10-60 cm long. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 1-5 mm long; obtuse, or acute. Leaf-blades flat, or convolute; 2-15 cm long; 1-3 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface scabrous; rough adaxially, or on both sides.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a panicle. Panicle open, or contracted; lanceolate, or oblong, or ovate; 2-20 cm long. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled. Pedicels filiform; terete.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; laterally compressed; 2-3.3 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus pubescent.
Fertile
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets elliptic; laterally compressed; 2-3.3 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 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; 2-3.3 mm long; 1.3 length of adjacent fertile lemma; membranous; 1-keeled; 1 -veined. Upper glume primary vein smooth, or scaberulous. Upper glume lateral veins absent. Upper glume apex acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets
Fertile lemma oblong; 1.5-2.5 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 5 -veined. Lemma apex erose; truncate; muticous, or awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn dorsal; arising 0.4 way up back of lemma; geniculate; 2-4.5 mm long overall; with twisted column. Palea 0.5 mm long; hyaline; 2 -veined.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Lodicules 2; membranous. Anthers 3; 1-1.5 mm long. Stigmas 2; laterally exserted.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Caryopsis with adherent pericarp. Hilum linear. Endosperm farinose.
Distribution
Europe: northern, central, southwestern, southeastern, and eastern. Asia-temperate: Siberia, Soviet far east, Soviet Middle Asia, Caucasus, western Asia, China, and Mongolia. Asia-tropical: India.
Reference
Aveneae. Fl Pak.

[GB]
Morphology General Habit
Perennial; caespitose. Rhizomes elongated. Culms geniculately ascending; 35-70(-100) cm long; 1-2.6 mm diam.; 3-7 -noded. Leaf-sheaths smooth. Ligule an eciliate membrane; 2.5-4 mm long; scaberulous on abaxial surface; obtuse. Leaf-blades flat, or convolute; 10-16 cm long; 2.5-4 mm wide. Leaf-blade surface scaberulous; rough on both sides. Leaf-blade apex acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence a panicle. Panicle open; lanceolate, or ovate; 10-20(-25) cm long. Primary panicle branches ascending; 2-6 -nate; whorled at most nodes; 7-12 cm long. Panicle branches scaberulous. Spikelets solitary. Fertile spikelets pedicelled.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Spikelets
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate, or oblong; laterally compressed; 2.5-3.2 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus pubescent. Floret callus hairs 0.3 mm long.
Fertile
Spikelets comprising 1 fertile florets; without rhachilla extension. Spikelets lanceolate, or oblong; laterally compressed; 2.5-3.2 mm long; breaking up at maturity; disarticulating below each fertile floret. Floret callus pubescent. Floret callus hairs 0.3 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Glume
Glumes persistent; similar; exceeding apex of florets; firmer than fertile lemma; shiny; gaping. Lower glume lanceolate; 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; 2.5-3.2 mm long; 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 oblong, or ovate; 1.6-2.1 mm long; hyaline; without keel; 4-5 -veined. Lemma lateral veins prominent. Lemma surface scaberulous; rough above. Lemma apex truncate; muticous, or awned; 1 -awned. Principal lemma awn dorsal; arising 0.5-0.66 way up back of lemma; straight; 1 mm long overall. Palea 0.2-0.5 mm long; 0.15-0.3 length of lemma; hyaline; 2 -veined.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Anthers 3; 1-1.5 mm long.
Distribution
Asia-temperate: China.
Reference
Aveneae. Fl China 2007.

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, China South-Central, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Magadan, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Primorye, Romania, Sakhalin, South European Russi, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Argentina South, Chile Central

Agrostis vinealis Schreb. appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Briggs [213], South Georgia K000650278
Thore, J. [s.n.] K000838147
Gay, J. [s.n.], Switzerland K000838149 isotype
Druce, G.C. [s.n.], Great Britain K000838150
s.coll. [s.n.] K000838148

First published in Spic. Fl. Lips.: 47 (1771)

Accepted by

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