Helictochloa pratensis

Helictochloa pratensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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[1]
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

Helictochloa pratensis, known as meadow oat-grass,[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Helictochloa pratensis (L.) Romero Zarco". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ Cope, Tom; Gray, Alan (2009). Grasses of the British Isles: BSBI Handbook No.13. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. ISBN 978-0-901158-420.