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Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reut.

Agrostis castellana

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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. ^ 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.
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Agrostis castellana: Brief Summary

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

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