Poaceae

Velvet bent

Agrostis canina L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Agrostis

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Velvet bent (Agrostis canina) — LeavesPhoto: Bartosz Czołczyński, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (23)

arz: اجروستيس كانينا
Asturian: Yerba de gochu
Belarusian: Мятліца сабачая
Bulgarian: Кучешка полевица
Chinese: 普通剪股穎, 普通剪股颖
Croatian: Pasja rosulja
Czech: Psineček psí
Dutch: Moerasstruisgras, Hondsstruisgras, Kruipend struisgras
English: Velvet bent, Velvet bentgrass, Brown bent
Estonian: Soo-kastehein
Finnish: Luhtarölli
French: Agrostide des chiens, Agrostide de chiens
German: Hunds-Straussgras, Hunds-Straußgras, Sumpfstraussgras, Hundstraußgras, Sumpf-Straußgras
hsb: Pochowa wjechelca
Lithuanian: Šuninė smilga
Norwegian Bokmål: Hundekvein
Persian: علف بوریای مخملی
Polish: Mietlica psia
Russian: Полевица собачья, Argostis canina
Slovenian: Pasja šopulja
Swedish: Brunven
Ukrainian: Мітлиця собача
Welsh: Maeswellt y cŵn

Synonyms

Agraulus caninus P.Beauv.
Agraulus pallidus (With.) Gray
Agrestis canina (L.) Bubani
Agrostis affinis Kunth
Agrostis alba f. aristata Millsp.
Agrostis alba var. aristata Spenn.
Agrostis alpina Leyss.
Agrostis arenaria Schur
Agrostis arenosa Schur
Agrostis canina f. canina
Agrostis canina f. fasciculata J.Rousseau
Agrostis canina f. pudica (Döll) Jansen & Wacht.
Agrostis canina f. vinealis Beldie
Agrostis canina subsp. allionii K.Richt.
Agrostis canina subsp. aspromontana Brullo, Scelsi & Spamp.
Agrostis canina subsp. canina
Agrostis canina subsp. granatensis Romero García, Blanca & C.Morales
Agrostis canina subsp. monteluccii Selvi
Agrostis canina var. alba Desv.
Agrostis canina var. alpina Alph.Wood
Agrostis canina var. alpina (Leyss.) Ducommun
Agrostis canina var. arenosa Schur
Agrostis canina var. aristata Faye
Agrostis canina var. aurea Lej.
Agrostis canina var. breviaristata Mutel
Agrostis canina var. canina
Agrostis canina var. decipiens (Rouy) Douin
Agrostis canina var. diffusa (Link) Heynh.
Agrostis canina var. flava Hartm.
Agrostis canina var. humilis Willk. & Lange
Agrostis canina var. hybrida (Gaudin) Gaudin
Agrostis canina var. hybrida (Gaud.) Beldie
Agrostis canina var. minor Pauquy
Agrostis canina var. mutica Sinclair
Agrostis canina var. mutica Gaudin
Agrostis canina var. nivea (Sinclair) Hook.
Agrostis canina var. nobilis (De Not.) Arcang.
Agrostis canina var. opulenta Portal
Agrostis canina var. opulentis Portal
Agrostis canina var. pallida Peterm.

and 48 more.

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: brown (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Bartosz Czołczyński, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James K. Lindsey, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jonathan Hughes, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Марина Садыкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.