Ecological Flora of the British Isles

The Ecological Characteristics for

AGROSTIS GIGANTEA

  1. Char Number: 1.01 Characteristic: Soil nutrients, Value: fertile
    Reference : Fitter AH, personal communication , 1991
  2. Char Number: 1.10 Characteristic: Shade, Value: none, Quality : non-British data
    Reference : Ellenberg H, Vegetation Ecology of Central Europe, Fourth Edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1988
  3. Char Number: 2.01 Characteristic: Status, Value: native
  4. Char Number: 2.03 Characteristic: Dynamics, Value: increasing
    Reference : Rich TCG, Woodruff ER, , Biological Conservation, 1996, 75, 217-229
  5. Char Number: 2.11 Characteristic: Range: 3. continents where native, Value: North America
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  6. Char Number: 2.11 Characteristic: Range: 3. continents where native, Value: Asia
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  7. Char Number: 2.11 Characteristic: Range: 3. continents where native, Value: Europe
  8. Char Number: 2.11 Characteristic: Range: 3. continents where native, Value: Africa
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  9. Char Number: 2.13 Characteristic: SN Index, Value: 2.48
    Indices were derived from data obtained from the Biological Records Centre, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Monks Wood Experimental Station, Huntingdon, 1992
  10. Char Number: 2.14 Characteristic: EW Index, Value: 3.92
    Indices were derived from data obtained from the Biological Records Centre, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Monks Wood Experimental Station, Huntingdon, 1992
  11. Char Number: 2.17 Characteristic: number of European countries in which native, Value: 22
  12. Char Number: 3.01 Characteristic: Stems: 1. woodiness, Value: non-woody
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  13. Char Number: 3.02 Characteristic: Stems: 2. support, Value: self-supporting
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  14. Char Number: 3.05 Characteristic: Height: 3. typical maximum (cm), Value: 70
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  15. Char Number: 3.06 Characteristic: Height: 4. typical minimum (cm), Value: 10
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  16. Char Number: 3.07 Characteristic: Spread, Value: height = width
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  17. Char Number: 3.08 Characteristic: Heterophylly, Value: none
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  18. Char Number: 3.09 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 1. type, Value: simple
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  19. Char Number: 3.10 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 2. outline, Value: entire
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  20. Char Number: 3.11 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 3. pointed/round, Value: pointed
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  21. Char Number: 3.12 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 4. length versus breadth, Value: >3 times as long as wide
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  22. Char Number: 3.13 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 5. leaf base, Value: parallel-sided
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, From:- Flora of the British Isles, 3rd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; interpreted by AH Fitter , 1987
  23. Char Number: 3.14 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 6. petiole, Value: sheathing
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  24. Char Number: 3.15 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 7. minimum petiole length (mm), Value: 0
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  25. Char Number: 3.16 Characteristic: Leaf shape: 8. maximum petiole length (mm), Value: 0
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  26. Char Number: 3.17 Characteristic: Leaf area (cm2), Value: 1-10
    Reference : Hubbard CE, Grasses, 3rd Edition, Penguin, London , 1984
  27. Char Number: 3.17 Characteristic: Leaf area (cm2), Value: 10-100
    Reference : Hubbard CE, Grasses, 3rd Edition, Penguin, London , 1984
  28. Char Number: 3.22 Characteristic: Leaf longevity: 1. type, Value: evergreen
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  29. Char Number: 4.02 Characteristic: Photosynthetic pathway, Value: C3
  30. Char Number: 4.05 Characteristic: Heavy metal resistance, Value: pseudometallophyte, Quality : Ni, Co and Cu
    Reference : Hogan GD, Rauser WE, , New Phytologist, 1979, 83, 665-670
  31. Char Number: 4.06 Characteristic: Carnivory, Value: does not kill insects
  32. Char Number: 4.07 Characteristic: Nutrition, Value: autotrophic
  33. Char Number: 5.01 Characteristic: Life-form, Value: hemicryptophyte
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  34. Char Number: 5.02 Characteristic: Longevity of stems (yrs), Value: <1
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  35. Char Number: 5.05 Characteristic: Vegetative reproduction/persistence: 1. method, Value: rhizomes
    Reference : Williams ED, , Weed Research, 1973, 13, 310-324
  36. Char Number: 5.07 Characteristic: Flowering time: 1. earliest month, Value: 6
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  37. Char Number: 5.08 Characteristic: Flowering time: 2. latest month, Value: 8
    Reference : Clapham AR, Tutin TG, Moore DM, Flora of the British Isles, 3rd ed, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge , 1987
  38. Char Number: 5.15 Characteristic: Pollen vector, Value: wind
    Reference : Fitter AH, personal communication , 1991
  39. Char Number: 5.16 Characteristic: Dicliny, Value: hermaphrodite
    Reference : Stace CA, New Flora of the British Isles, Cambridge University Press. , 1992
  40. Char Number: 5.25 Characteristic: Chromosome number(s): 1. number, Value: 42 + 0-2B, Quality : non-British data
  41. Char Number: 5.34 Characteristic: Seed weight: 3. mean (mg), Value: 0.09, Quality : non-British data
    Reference : Felfoldi E (compiler), Seed Counts, Government of Victoria, Department of Agriculture, Technical Report Series No. 32.
  42. Char Number: 5.38 Characteristic: Dispersal agent, Value: unspecialised
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  43. Char Number: 5.39 Characteristic: Time of germination (season), Value: autumn
    Reference : Williams ED, , Weed Research, 1973, 13, 310-324
  44. Char Number: 5.40 Characteristic: After-ripening requirement, Value: none
    Reference : Williams ED, , Weed Research, 1973, 13, 310-324
  45. Char Number: 5.46 Characteristic: Germination requirements 2. light, Value: partial
    Reference : Williams ED, , Weed Research, 1973, 13, 310-324
  46. Char Number: 5.47 Characteristic: Germination requirements 3. temperature fluctuation, Value: partial
    Reference : Williams ED, , Weed Research, 1973, 13, 310-324
  47. Char Number: 5.49 Characteristic: Seed viability, Value: high
    Reference : Williams ED, , Weed Research, 1973, 13, 310-324
  48. Char Number: 5.52 Characteristic: Normal method of propagation, Value: seed and vegetative
    Reference : Grime JP, Hodgson JG, Hunt R, Comparative Plant Ecology, Unwin Hyman, London , 1988
  49. Char Number: 5.53 Characteristic: Seedbank type, Value: seedbank present, type uncertain
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  50. Char Number: 5.53 Characteristic: Seedbank type, Value: short-term persistent
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  51. Char Number: 5.53 Characteristic: Seedbank type, Value: long-term persistent
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  52. Char Number: 5.53 Characteristic: Seedbank type, Value: transient
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  53. Char Number: 5.54 Characteristic: Maximum seedbank density (m2), Value: 4833
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  54. Char Number: 5.55 Characteristic: Minimum seedbank density (m2), Value: 100
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  55. Char Number: 5.56 Characteristic: Mean seedbank density (m2), Value: 1444.333333333333333333333333333333
    Reference : Thompson K, Bakker J, Bekker R, calculated from data in: The soil seed banks of North West Europe: methodology, density and longevity, CUP.
  56. Char Number: 7.01 Characteristic: Conservation Status, Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  57. Char Number: 7.02 Characteristic: Rarity Status, Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  58. Char Number: 7.03 Characteristic: Change Index, Value: 1.39, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  59. Char Number: 7.04 Characteristic: Biome, Value: Southern Temperate, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  60. Char Number: 7.05 Characteristic: Eastern Limit, Value: Eurasian, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  61. Char Number: 7.06 Characteristic: Continentality, Value: Not continental, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  62. Char Number: 7.07 Characteristic: Northern Limit in Britain, Value: No, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  63. Char Number: 7.08 Characteristic: Northern European Limit (Lat, 5?Ǭ? band), Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  64. Char Number: 7.09 Characteristic: Southern European Limit (Latitude, 5?Ǭ? band), Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  65. Char Number: 7.10 Characteristic: Southern European Limit, Value: No Data, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  66. Char Number: 7.11 Characteristic: January mean temperature, Value: 3.59999990463257, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  67. Char Number: 7.12 Characteristic: July mean temperature, Value: 15.3000001907349, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  68. Char Number: 7.13 Characteristic: Annual precipitation, Value: 889, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  69. Char Number: 7.14 Characteristic: Ellenberg Indicator: Light, Value: 7, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  70. Char Number: 7.15 Characteristic: Ellenberg : Moisture, Value: 6, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  71. Char Number: 7.16 Characteristic: Ellenberg: pH, Value: 6, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  72. Char Number: 7.17 Characteristic: Ellenberg Indicator: Nitrogen, Value: 7, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  73. Char Number: 7.18 Characteristic: Ellenberg Indicator: Salt, Value: 0, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  74. Char Number: 7.19 Characteristic: Life Form: normal state, Value: Hemicryptophyte, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  75. Char Number: 7.20 Characteristic: Life Form: less frequent state, Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  76. Char Number: 7.21 Characteristic: Clonality: normal state, Value: Rhizome far creeping, Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
  77. Char Number: 7.22 Characteristic: Clonality: less frequent state, Value: , Quality : , Subspecies :
    Reference : M O Hill, C D Preston & D B Roy, PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats ISBN 1870393740, CEH Publication Sales, 2004, 73pp
Kew Germination Data:
  1. Plant Name: Agrostis gigantea; Country of origin: Austria; , % germination 90; Pre Treatment: ; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 15°C, 8/16; Notes :
  2. Plant Name: Agrostis gigantea; Country of origin: Austria; , % germination 90; Pre Treatment: ; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 20°C, 8/16; Notes :
  3. Plant Name: Agrostis gigantea; Country of origin: UK; , % germination 83; Pre Treatment: seed scarified (covering structure removed); Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 20°C, 8/16; Notes :
  4. Plant Name: Agrostis gigantea; Country of origin: UK; , % germination 89; Pre Treatment: ; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 35/20°C, 8/16; Notes :
  5. Plant Name: Agrostis gigantea; Country of origin: UK; , % germination 90; Pre Treatment: ; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 25/10°C, 8/16; Notes :
  6. Plant Name: Agrostis gigantea; Country of origin: Austria; , % germination 90; Pre Treatment: ; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 15°C, 8/16; Notes :
  7. Plant Name: Agrostis gigantea; Country of origin: Austria; , % germination 90; Pre Treatment: ; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 20°C, 8/16; Notes :
  8. Plant Name: Agrostis gigantea; Country of origin: UK; , % germination 83; Pre Treatment: seed scarified (covering structure removed); Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 20°C, 8/16; Notes :
  9. Plant Name: Agrostis gigantea; Country of origin: UK; , % germination 89; Pre Treatment: ; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 35/20°C, 8/16; Notes :
  10. Plant Name: Agrostis gigantea; Country of origin: UK; , % germination 90; Pre Treatment: ; Medium: 1% agar; Conditions: 25/10°C, 8/16; Notes :