Arrhenatherum elatius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Aveninae
Genus: Arrhenatherum
Species: Arrhenatherum elatius
Subspecies: A. e. subsp. baeticum – A. e. subsp. bulbosum – A. e. subsp. cypricola – A. e. subsp. elatius – A. e. subsp. sardoum

Name

Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P.Beauv. ex J.Presl & C.Presl, Fl. Cech.: 17 (1819).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Avena elatior L., Sp. Pl.: 79 (1753).
Homotypic
- Holcus avenaceus Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 276 (1771), nom. superfl.
- Holcus elatior (L.) Scop., Intr. Hist. Nat.: 76 (1777).
- Avena elata Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 23 (1796), nom. illeg.
- Arrhenatherum avenaceum P.Beauv., Ess. Agrostogr.: 55, 152 (1812), nom. superfl.
- Avenastrum elatius (L.) Jess., Deutschl. Gräser: 215 (1863).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Føroyar (introduced), Great Britain, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - KwaZulu-Natal (introduced).
- Regional: Western Indian Ocean
  - Réunion (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Kamchatka, Sakhalin (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan (introduced).
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced)
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - Antipodean Islands, Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South.
Continental: Pacific (introduced)
- Regional: North-Central Pacific
  - Hawaii.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Subarctic America
  - Alaska.
- Regional: Western Canada
  - British Columbia.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Southeast.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Central America
  - El Salvador.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Colombia, Ecuador.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile South, Uruguay.
Continental: Antarctic (introduced)
- Regional: Subantarctic Islands
  - Crozet Islands, Falkland Islands, Kerguelen.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Presl, J.S. & Presl, C.B. 1819. Flora Čechica: indicatis medicinalibus, economicis technologicisque plantis - Kwětena Česká: spoznamenánjm lekařsých, hospodařských a řemeselnických rostlin. J.G. Calve, Praga. 224 pp. ̟BHL Reference page.

Links

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Arrhenatherum elatius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Arrhenatherum elatius. Published online. Accessed: November 10 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Arrhenatherum elatius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 November 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Arrhenatherum elatius in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.

Vernacular names

dansk: Almindelig Draphavre
Deutsch: Gewöhnlicher Glatthafer
English: False Oat-grass
eesti: Kõrge raikaerik
suomi: Heinäkaura
français: Fromental
magyar: Franciaperje
Nederlands: Glanshaver
polski: Rajgras wyniosły
русский: Райграс высокий
svenska: Knylhavre
Türkçe: Çayır yulafı