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Agrostis canina in life
In life — Velvet Bent, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Valentin Hamon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Valentin Hamon
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Agrostis canina

Velvet Bent

As recorded: Agrostis alpina Leyss.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by
Wolf, F.O.
Collector number
Nr. 99
Date
August 2, 1900
Locality
In den Spalten schwer zuganglicher Kalkfelsen oberhalb des "Pont de Nant" in den Alpen von Bex im Kanton Waadt (Schweiz) bis sum Fusse de "Glacier des Martinets"emporsteigend
Region
Switzerland
Elevation
1,750 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
12 Bishop specimens of Agrostis canina · collected 1900–1974Species page ›

Agrostis canina observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1900. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 340 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-03.

Agrostis canina observed 2026-10-03

2026-10-03

Krün, Bavaria, DE

(c) markus37447, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Agrostis canina observed 2026-09-22

2026-09-22

Bierawa, Polska

(c) alloradoleschallii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Agrostis canina observed 2026-09-16

2026-09-16

Artolec, Nová Bystřice, Česko: rašeliniště Čtyřicítka

(c) Zdenek Kaplan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Agrostis canina observed 2026-09-15

2026-09-15

Beernem, 8730 Beernem, België

(c) purperlibel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Agrostis canina observed 2026-09-06

2026-09-06

Vorsdonkbos-Turfputten, 3200 Gelrode, Belgique

(c) Axel Gosseries, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Agrostis canina observed 2026-09-02

2026-09-02

Autonome Provinz Bozen - Südtirol, Italien

(c) elias_spoegler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Agrostis canina. BISH 638591. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956334682. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/638591.

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