Agrostis
genus of plants
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Summary
Agrostis is a taxon[1]. Agrostis ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (559 views/month, #1,535 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Agrostidinae[4]
- Taxon name: Agrostis[5]
- Commons category: Agrostis[6]
- Taxonomic type: Agrostis canina[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Agrostis[8]
- Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[9], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 9(3)[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15], Encyclopedia Tatarica[16]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=316[17]
- Taxon common name: bentgrass[18], Hvene[19], Straußgräser[20], Kastehein[21], Röllit[22], Ագրխոտուկ[23], դաշտախոտուկ[24], խորխոնջ[25], Smilga[26], Struisgras[27], Mietlica[28], Полевица[29], 剪股颖属[30]
- Different from: Mietlica, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship[31]
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Identifiers
Agrostis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52693[32]. Agrostis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 15297[33]. Agrostis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29923[34]. Agrostis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2706434[35]. Agrostis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 40389[36].
Why It Matters
Agrostis has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Agrostis is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]