Agrostis castellana

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
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 Boiss. & Reut.
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

1. "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.