Agrostis castellana

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 bolivarisSennen Agrostis byzantinaBoiss. Agrostis canariensisParl. 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 cavanillesianaFont Quer Agrostis delicatulaPourr. ex Lapeyr. Agrostis frondosaTen. ex Spreng. Agrostis gigantea subsp. moldavica(Dobrescu & Beldie) Dihoru Agrostis hispanicaBoiss. & Reut. Agrostis lusitanicaSteud. Agrostis moldavicaDobrescu & Beldie Agrostis olivetorumGodr. & Gren. Agrostis paucifloraCosta Agrostis schottiiTrin. Agrostis tricuspidataHack. Agrostis vinealisHonck. Calamagrostis azorica(Hochst. ex Seub.) Steud. Deyeuxia azoricaHochst. ex Seub. Vilfa frondosaC.Presl

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]}

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 . hdl: 1871/29488 . PMID   12432030.