Agrostis castellana, the highland bent, dryland bent or dryland browntop, is a species of cool-season grass in the family Poaceae.[2][3][4] It is native to Macaronesia and the Mediterranean, has been widely introduced elsewhere, and is considered an invasive species in some locales.[1][5] It is a hyperaccumulator of zinc and lead.[6][7]

Agrostis castellana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Agrostis
Species:
A. castellana
Binomial name
Agrostis castellana
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Agrostis azorica (Hochst. ex Seub.) Tutin & E.F.Warb.
    • Agrostis bolivaris Sennen
    • Agrostis byzantina Boiss.
    • Agrostis canariensis Parl.
    • Agrostis capillaris subsp. castellana (Boiss. & Reut.) O.Bolòs, Masalles & Vigo
    • Agrostis capillaris subsp. olivetorum (Godr. & Gren.) O.Bolòs, Masalles & Vigo
    • Agrostis capillaris var. olivetorum (Godr. & Gren.) Kerguélen
    • Agrostis castellana var. olivetorum (Godr. & Gren.) Kerguélen
    • Agrostis cavanillesiana Font Quer
    • Agrostis delicatula Pourr. ex Lapeyr.
    • Agrostis frondosa Ten. ex Spreng.
    • Agrostis gigantea subsp. moldavica (Dobrescu & Beldie) Dihoru
    • Agrostis hispanica Boiss. & Reut.
    • Agrostis lusitanica Steud.
    • Agrostis moldavica Dobrescu & Beldie
    • Agrostis olivetorum Godr. & Gren.
    • Agrostis pauciflora Costa
    • Agrostis schottii Trin.
    • Agrostis tricuspidata Hack.
    • Agrostis vinealis Honck.
    • Calamagrostis azorica (Hochst. ex Seub.) Steud.
    • Deyeuxia azorica Hochst. ex Seub.
    • Vilfa frondosa C.Presl

References

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  1. ^ a b "Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reut". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reut". plantnet.org. Pl@ntNet. 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022. ... Highland Bentgrass
  3. ^ "Agrostis castellana Highland Bent I". ukwildflowers.com. British Wild Flower. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reuter". swbiodiversity.org. SEINet Portal Network. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Agrostis castellana". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ Gutiérrez-Ginés, Mª J.; Pastor, J.; Hernández, A. J. (2015). "Heavy Metals in Native Mediterranean Grassland Species Growing at Abandoned Mine Sites: Ecotoxicological Assessment and Phytoremediation of Polluted Soils". Heavy Metal Contamination of Soils. Soil Biology. Vol. 44. pp. 159–178. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14526-6_9. ISBN 978-3-319-14525-9.
  7. ^ Schat, H.; Llugany, M.; Vooijs, R.; Hartley-Whitaker, J.; Bleeker, P. M. (2002). "The role of phytochelatins in constitutive and adaptive heavy metal tolerances in hyperaccumulator and non-hyperaccumulator metallophytes". Journal of Experimental Botany. 53 (379): 2381–2392. doi:10.1093/jxb/erf107. PMID 12432030.