| Arrhenatherum elatius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Arrhenatherum |
| Species: | A. elatius
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| Binomial name | |
| Arrhenatherum elatius | |
Arrhenatherum elatius is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, commonly known as false oat-grass,[1] and also bulbous oat grass (subsp. bulbosum),[2] tall oat-grass, tall meadow oat, onion couch and tuber oat-grass. It is native throughout Europe (including Iceland), and also western and southwestern Asia (south to Jordan and Iran), and northwestern Africa (Morocco to Tunisia).[3] This tufted grass[1] is sometimes used as an ornamental grass[citation needed] and is sometimes marketed as "cat grass".[citation needed]
Outside of its native range it can be found elsewhere as an introduced species.[3] It is found especially in prairies, at the side of roads and in uncultivated fields. The bulbous subspecies can be a weed of arable land. It is palatable grass for livestock and is used both as forage (pasture) and fodder (hay and silage).
- ^ a b False Oat-grass at Plant Atlas 2020
- ^ "Arrhenatherum elatius". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ a b "Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P.Beauv. ex J.Presl & C.Presl". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 9 June 2020.