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New Zealand wind grass

Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Lachnagrostis

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New Zealand wind grass: Agrostis avenacea (plant). Location: Maui, Kahakapau
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (6)
Chinese
类燕麦翦股颖, 類燕麥翦股穎
English
New Zealand wind grass, Pacific bentgrass
Māori
Perehia
Russian
Полевица овсяная
Swedish
Plymven
Welsh
Maeswellt Awstralia

Synonyms

  • Agrostis avenacea J.F.Gmel.
  • Agrostis chamissonis (Trin.) Trin.
  • Agrostis debilis Poir.
  • Agrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Biehler
  • Agrostis forsteri Rich. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Agrostis lasiantha Phil.
  • Agrostis leonii Parodi
  • Agrostis ligulata Steud.
  • Agrostis novae-hollandiae P.Beauv.
  • Agrostis retrofracta Willd.
  • Agrostis solandri F.Muell.
  • Avena filiformis G.Forst.
  • Calamagrostis avenacea (J.F.Gmel.) W.R.B.Oliv.
  • Calamagrostis chamissonis (Trin.) Steud.
  • Calamagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Cockayne
  • Calamagrostis forsteri (Kunth) Steud.
  • Calamagrostis retrofracta (Willd.) Link ex Steud.
  • Calamagrostis willdenowii Steud.
  • Deyeuxia chamissonis (Trin.) Kunth
  • Deyeuxia filiformis (G.Forst.) Petrie
  • Deyeuxia filiformis var. aristata (Benth.) Domin
  • Deyeuxia filiformis var. laeviglumis (Benth.) Domin
  • Deyeuxia forsteri Kunth
  • Deyeuxia forsteri var. aristata Benth.
  • Deyeuxia forsteri var. laeviglumis Benth.
  • Deyeuxia retrofracta (Willd.) Kunth
  • Lachnagrostis avenacea (J.F.Gmel.) Veldkamp
  • Lachnagrostis chamissonis Trin.
  • Lachnagrostis forsteri Trin.
  • Lachnagrostis retrofracta (Willd.) Trin.
  • Lachnagrostis willdenowii Trin.
  • Vilfa debilis (Poir.) P.Beauv.
  • Vilfa novae-hollandiae P.Beauv.
  • Vilfa retrofracta (Willd.) P.Beauv.

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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.