Helictotrichon pratense

Helictotrichon pratense
Helictotrichon pratense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Helictotrichon
Species: Helictotrichon pratense
(L.) Besser

Helictotrichon pratense (meadow oat-grass) is a species of perennial grass in the Poaceae family, found in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Its culms are erect and 30–85 cm long; leaves are mostly basal.

Synonyms

  • Arrhenatherum pratense (L.) Samp.
  • Avena pratensis L.
  • Avenochloa pratensis (L.) Holub
  • Avenula pratensis (L.) Dumort.
  • Avenula pratense

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