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Taxon:  Corynephorus canescens (L.) P. Beauv.



Summary
Genus:
Corynephorus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Airinae
Nomen number:
316638
Place of publication:
Ess. Agrostogr. 90, t. 18, fig. 2. 1812
Verified:
04/27/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Common names
English
grey-hair grass –
Swedish
borsttåtel –
Distribution
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=316638. Accessed 25 May 2026.

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