Agrostis

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q161137
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Agrostis

Summary

Agrostis is a taxon[1]. Agrostis ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (731 views/month, #1,535 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Agrostis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Agrostis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Agrostis belongs to the parent taxon Agrostidinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Agrostis is Agrostis[6].
  • Agrostis's Commons category is recorded as Agrostis[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Agrostis is Agrostis canina[8].
  • Agrostis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Agrostis[9].
  • Agrostis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[10].
  • Agrostis's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Agrostis's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Agrostis's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13].
  • Agrostis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 9(3)[14].
  • Agrostis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Agrostis's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[16].
  • Agrostis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia Tatarica[17].
  • Agrostis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=316[18].
  • Agrostis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bentgrass'}[19].
  • Agrostis is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvene'}[20].
  • Agrostis is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Straußgräser'}[21].
  • Agrostis is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kastehein'}[22].
  • Agrostis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Röllit'}[23].
  • Agrostis is commonly known as {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'Ագրխոտուկ'}[24].
  • Agrostis is commonly known as {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'դաշտախոտուկ'}[25].
  • Agrostis is commonly known as {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'խորխոնջ'}[26].
  • Agrostis is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Smilga'}[27].

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Classification

Agrostis's scientific name is Agrostis[6]. Agrostis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Agrostis belongs to the parent taxon Agrostidinae[5]. The taxonomic type of Agrostis is Agrostis canina[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'bentgrass'}[19], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Hvene'}[20], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Straußgräser'}[21], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kastehein'}[22], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Röllit'}[23], and {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'Ագրխոտուկ'}[24].

Identifiers

Agrostis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52693[28]. Agrostis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 15297[29]. Agrostis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29923[30]. Agrostis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2706434[31]. Agrostis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 40389[32].

Why It Matters

Agrostis ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (731 views/month, #1,535 of 195,241).[2] Agrostis has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Agrostis is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Genera Plantarum. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank genus
    Taxonomic type Agrostis canina
    Different from Mietlica, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
    Described by source Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +5
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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