Helictochloa pratensis

Helictochloa pratensis, known as meadow oat-grass, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, found in temperate parts of Europe and Asia. Its culms are erect and 30–85 cm long; leaves are mostly basal. It is restricted to shallow, calcareous soils such as those formed on chalk and limestone substrates.

Helictochloa pratensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Helictochloa
Species:
H. pratensis
Binomial name
Helictochloa pratensis
(L.) Romero Zarco
Synonyms
List
  • Arrhenatherum pratense (L.) Samp.
  • Avena pratensis L.
  • Avena pratensis var. minor Roth
  • Avenastrum pratense (L.) Opiz
  • Avenochloa pratensis (L.) Holub
  • Avenula pratensis (L.) Dumort.
  • Helictotrichon pratense (L.) Pilg.
  • Heuffelia pratensis (L.) Schur
  • Trisetum pratense (L.) Dumort.
  • Avena pratensis f. pauciflora Norm.
  • Avena pratensis f. spiculosa Neuman
  • Avenastrum pratense f. spiculosum (Neuman) Neuman
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