Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAgrostis
Scientific name with authorshipAgrostis castellana Boiss. & Reut.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Agrostis alba subsp. castellana (Boiss. & Reut.) P.Fourn.Agrostis alba var. castellana (Boiss. & Reut.) DouinAgrostis alba var. hispanica (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire & WeillerAgrostis alba var. mutica (Boiss. & Reut.) RouyAgrostis alba var. olivetorum (Godr. & Gren.) FioriAgrostis alba var. olivetorum (Gren. & Godr.) Asch. & Graebn.Agrostis azorica (Hochst. ex Seub.) Tutin & E.F.Warb.Agrostis azorica var. rigidifolia Tutin & E.F.Warb.Agrostis bolivaris SennenAgrostis byzantina Boiss.Agrostis byzantina var. segetior Hausskn.Agrostis byzantina var. vegetior Hausskn.Agrostis canariensis Parl.Agrostis capillaris Pourr.Agrostis capillaris Pourr. ex NymanAgrostis capillaris subsp. castellana (Boiss. & Reut.) O.Bolòs, Masalles & VigoAgrostis capillaris subsp. olivetorum (Godr. & Gren.) O.Bolòs, Masalles & VigoAgrostis capillaris var. castellanaAgrostis capillaris var. mutica (Boiss. & Reut.) B.BockAgrostis capillaris var. olivetorum (Godr. & Gren.) KerguélenAgrostis castellana f. heterophylla Hack.Agrostis castellana subsp. byzantina (Boiss.) Hack. ex Kneuck.Agrostis castellana subsp. byzantina (Boiss.) Hack., 1901Agrostis castellana subsp. hispanica (Boiss. & Reut.) K.Richt.Agrostis castellana subsp. mutica (Boiss. & Reut.) K.Richt.Agrostis castellana subsp. tricuspidata (Hack.) NymanAgrostis castellana var. communis MenezesAgrostis castellana var. elongata Fouill.Agrostis castellana var. heterophylla (Hack.) Trab.Agrostis castellana var. hispanica (Boiss. & Reut.) BallAgrostis castellana var. hispanica (Boiss. & Reut.) Hack.Agrostis castellana var. mixta (Hack.) Briq.Agrostis castellana var. mixta Hack.Agrostis castellana var. multiflora FoucaudAgrostis castellana var. mutica (Boiss. & Reut.) Hack.Agrostis castellana var. mutica (Boiss. & Reut.) KerguélenAgrostis castellana var. mutica (Boiss. & Reut.) Kerguélen ex RomeroGarcíaAgrostis castellana var. olivetorum (Godr. & Gren.) KerguélenAgrostis cavanillesiana Font QuerAgrostis cavanillesiana FontQuerAgrostis delicatula Pourr.Agrostis delicatula Pourr. ex Lapeyr.Agrostis durieui Boiss. & Reut. ex MerinoAgrostis frondosa Ten. ex Spreng.Agrostis frondosa var. convoluta (Freyn) Asch. & Graebn.Agrostis gigantea subsp. moldavica (Dobrescu & Beldie) DihoruAgrostis hispanica Boiss. & Reut.Agrostis hispanica var. mutica Boiss. & Reut.Agrostis lusitanica Steud.Agrostis moldavica Dobrescu & BeldieAgrostis olivetorum Godr. & Gren.Agrostis parlatorei Breistr.Agrostis pauciflora CostaAgrostis schottii Trin.Agrostis stolonifera subsp. castellana (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire & WeillerAgrostis stolonifera var. hackelii Maire & WeillerAgrostis stolonifera var. hispanica (Boiss. & Reut.) Maire & WeillerAgrostis stolonifera var. mixta (Hack.) Maire & WeillerAgrostis stolonifera var. mutica (Hack.) Maire & WeillerAgrostis tricuspidata Hack.Agrostis vinealis (Honck.), 1782Agrostis vinealis Honck.Agrostis vulgaris var. olivetorum (Godr.) Posp.Calamagrostis azorica (Hochst. ex Seub.) Steud.Deyeuxia azorica Hochst.Deyeuxia azorica Hochst. ex Seub.Vilfa frondosa C.Presl
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier271894-2
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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