Helictotrichon pratense
Helictotrichon pratense, known as meadow oat-grass,[1] is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae, found in temperate parts of Europe, North Africa, 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. [2]
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Synonyms
- Arrhenatherum pratense (L.) Samp.
- Avena pratensis L.
- Avenochloa pratensis (L.) Holub
- Avenula pratensis (L.) Dumort.
- Avenula pratense
References
- "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- 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.
- GrassBase entry
- "Helictotrichon pratense". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- Rzut. Oka Jeogr. Fiz. Wol. Pod. 10. 1828
- Roser, M. 1995. Taxon 44:395.
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. [Avenula pratensis (L.) Dumort.].
- Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR.
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