Poaceae

Bristle bent

Alpagrostis setacea (Poir.) P.M.Peterson, Romasch., Soreng & Sylvester

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Alpagrostis

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Bristle bent: Alpagrostis setacea in the Botanischer Garten, Berlin-Dahlem — Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: نجير كورتيسي, أغروستيس كورتيسي, النجير الكورتيسي
arz: اغروستيس كورتيسى
Asturian: Yerba cuestizu
English: Bristle bent
Spanish: Pelo de lobo
Welsh: Maeswellt gwrychog

Synonyms

Agraulus setaceus Gray
Agrestis setacea (Curt.) Bubani
Agrostis curtisii Kerguélen
Agrostis rupestris var. setacea Poir.
Agrostis setacea Curtis
Trichodium setaceum (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.
Vilfa setacea (Poir.) P.Beauv.

Photos

Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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). About our plant data.