Alpagrostis

{{Short description|Genus of grasses}}

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|image_caption = Alpagrostis setacea

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|authority = P.M.Peterson, Romasch., Soreng & Sylvester

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Alpagrostis is a genus of grasses. It includes four species native to Europe, ranging from Portugal and Great Britain to Ukraine, and to Morocco.{{cite web |title=Alpagrostis P.M.Peterson, Romasch., Soreng & Sylvester |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77212592-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=9 May 2025}}

Species

Four species are accepted.

  • Alpagrostis alpina {{small|(Scop.) P.M.Peterson, Romasch., Soreng & Sylvester}} – Alps, Apennines, Carpathians, and Pyrenees
  • Alpagrostis barceloi {{small|(L.Sáez & Rosselló) P.M.Peterson, Romasch., Soreng & Sylvester}} – Balearic Islands
  • Alpagrostis schleicheri {{small|(Jord. & Verl.) P.M.Peterson, Romasch., Soreng & Sylvester}} – mountains of west-central and southwestern Europe and Morocco
  • Alpagrostis setacea {{small|(Poir.) P.M.Peterson, Romasch., Soreng & Sylvester}} – southwestern Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco

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