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Taxon:  Agrostis castellana Boiss. & Reut.



Summary
Genus:
Agrostis
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Agrostidinae
Nomen number:
2018
Place of publication:
Diagn. pl. nov. hisp. 26; Biblioth. Universelle Genève sér. 3, 38:218. 1842
Verified:
08/02/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Batson, M. G. 1998. Agrostis castellana (Poaceae), dominant Agrostis species, found in bent grass pastures in south-eastern Australia. Austral. J. Bot. 46:697-705.
  3. do Amaral Franco, J. 1978. Notes on some Agrostis from the Azores. In: V. H. Heywood, Flora Europaea: Notulae systematicae ad floram europaeam spectantes: No. 20. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 76:334-337.
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  18. Ugarte, E. et al. 2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-382.
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Common names
English
dryland browntop –
highland bent –
German
kastilisches Straußgras –
Italian
capellini di castiglia –
Swedish
spanskven –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMacedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2CultivatedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
2CultivatedNorthern America Canada  
2CultivatedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Lebanon, Turkey
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon]
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
Naturalized
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Northern America
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentallawn/turf FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
Weed  Batson, M. G. 1998. Agrostis castellana (Poaceae), dominant Agrostis species, found in bent grass pastures in south-eastern Australia. Austral. J. Bot. 46:697-705.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=2018. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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