Helictochloa pratensis subsp. pratensis

Helictochloa pratensis subsp. pratensis

Helictochloa pratensis subsp. pratensis

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: Helictochloinae
Genus: Helictochloa
Species: Helictochloa pratensis
Subspeciesː H. p. subsp. pratensis

Name

Helictochloa pratensis (L.) Romero Zarco subsp. pratensis autonym

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Avena alpina Sm. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10: 335 (1811), nom. illeg.
  • Avena aristelliformis Sennen ex St.-Yves in Candollea 4: 456 (1931), pro syn.
  • Avena longifolia Req. in J.É.Duby, Bot. Gall. 1: 514 (1828), nom. illeg.
  • Avena longipedicellata Sennen ex St.-Yves in Candollea 4: 448 (1931), nom. nud.
  • Avena longipilosa Sennen in Diagn. Nouv.: 41 (1936)
  • Avena longispiculata Sennen ex St.-Yves in Candollea 4: 448 (1931), pro syn.
  • Avena montana Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 674 (1817), pro syn.
  • Avena pilosa Kit. in Linnaea 32: 310 (1864), nom. nud.
  • Avena planiculmis Sm. in Engl. Bot.: t. 2141 (1810), nom. illeg.
  • Avena podolica Blocki ex Koczw. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 75: 239 (1926)
  • Avena pratensis var. alpina Gaudin in Fl. Helv. 1: 332 (1828)
  • Avena pratensis subsp. alpina (Roem. & Schult.) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 811 (1882)
  • Avena pratensis var. alpina (Roem. & Schult.) Bab. in Man. Brit. Bot., ed. 6: 410 (1867), nom. illeg.
  • Avena pratensis subsp. amethystea Braun-Blanq. in Commun. Stat. Int. Géobot. Médit. Montpellier 87: 223 (1945)
  • Avena pratensis var. angustifolia Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 674 (1817)
  • Avena pratensis var. belliana Gola in Reale Accad. Sci. Torino, ser. 2, 62: 76 (1911)
  • Avena pratensis var. bromoides Clairv. in Man. Herbor. Suisse: 18 (1811), nom. illeg.
  • Avena pratensis var. festucoides Wimm. & Grab. in Fl. Siles. 1: 64 (1827)
  • Avena pratensis var. fistucoides Wimm. & Grab. in Fl. Siles. 1: 64 (1827)
  • Avena pratensis var. gexiana Beauverd in Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. 2, 3: 299 (1912)
  • Avena pratensis var. glaucescens Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 259 (1899)
  • Avena pratensis var. glaucescens Casp. ex Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 259 (1899)
  • Avena pratensis subsp. hippeliana (Podp.) Hegi in Ill. Fl. Mitt.-Eur. 1: 259 (1907)
  • Avena pratensis var. hippeliana Podp. in Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 54: 315 (1904)
  • Avena pratensis f. hirsuta St.-Yves in Candollea 4: 439 (1931)
  • Avena pratensis f. longiaristata St.-Yves in Candollea 4: 450 (1931)
  • Avena pratensis var. longifolia Druce in List Brit. Pl.: 81 (1908)
  • Avena pratensis f. longispiculata St.-Yves in Candollea 4: 448 (1931)
  • Avena pratensis var. major Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 134 (1913)
  • Avena pratensis var. major Peterm. in Anal. Pfl.-Schlüss.: 542 (1846), nom. illeg.
  • Avena pratensis var. major Roth in Enum. Pl. Phaen. Germ. 1(1): 378 (1827), nom. illeg.
  • Avena pratensis var. minor Zapał. in Bull. Int. Acad. Sci. Cracovie, Cl. Sci. Math. 1904(3): 165 (1904), nom. illeg.
  • Avena pratensis f. pauciflora Norm. in Christ. Vidensk.-Selsk. Forh. 1893 (16): 54 (1893)
  • Avena pratensis var. paucifolia Pauquy in Statist. Bot. Somme: 450 (1831)
  • Avena pratensis var. scabra Zapał. in Rozpr. Wydz. Mat.-Przyr. Akad. Umiejetn., Dzial B, Nauki Biol., ser. 3, 4: 165 (1904)
  • Avena pratensis f. spiculosa Neuman in Bot. Not. 1883: 102 (1883)
  • Avena pratensis var. subalpina Schur in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 10: 71 (1860)
  • Avena pratensis subsp. subdecurrens Borbás in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 28: 135 (1878)
  • Avena pratensis var. taurinensis Fiori in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Anal. Italia 1: 73 (1896)
  • Avena scabra Kit. in Linnaea 32: 309 (1864)
  • Avena splendens Gall. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 173 (1840), pro syn.
  • Avena subdecurrens Degen ex Podp. in Práce Morav. Prír. Spolecn. 2(10): 594 (1926)
  • Avenastrum alpinum (Roem. & Schult.) Fritsch in Excursionsfl. Oesterreich: 53 (1897)
  • Avenastrum pratense var. glaucescens (Casp. ex Asch. & Graebn.) Podp. in Kvetna Mor. Rakousk. Slezska 6: 327 (1926)
  • Avenastrum pratense var. pastorale Podp. in Kvetna Mor. Rakousk. Slezska 6: 322 (1926)
  • Avenastrum pratense f. pubescentiforme Nyár. in Bot. Közlem. 38: 131 (1941)
  • Avenastrum pratense var. ramosum Podp. in Kvetna Mor. Rakousk. Slezska 6: 322 (1926)
  • Avenastrum pratense f. sericeum Podp. in Doplinky: 23 (1914)
  • Avenastrum pratense f. spiculosum (Neuman) Neuman in Sver. Fl.: 753 (1901)
  • Avenastrum pratense var. stenophyllum Podp. in Spisy Přír. Fak. Masarykovy Univ. 12: 7 (1922)
  • Avenastrum pratense f. stepposum Podp. in Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 54: 315 (1904)
  • Avenochloa alpina (Roem. & Schult.) Holub in Acta Horti Bot. Prag. 1962: 83 (1962)
  • Avenula alpina (Roem. & Schult.) W.Sauer & Chmel. in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 12: 569 (1976)
  • Avenula pratensis subsp. amethystea (Braun-Blanq.) Romero Zarco in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 47: 262 (1990)
  • Avenula pratensis var. fallax Romero Zarco in Lagascalia 13: 94 (1984)
  • Avenula pratensis var. paniculata Romero Zarco in Lagascalia 13: 92 (1984)
  • Avenula pratensis var. pilosa Romero Zarco in Lagascalia 13: 92 (1984)
  • Helictochloa pratensis subsp. amethystea (Braun-Blanq.) Romero Zarco in Candollea 66: 103 (2011)
  • Helictotrichon alpinum (Roem. & Schult.) Henrard in Blumea 3: 431 (1940)
  • Helictotrichon pratense var. alpinum J.T.Jansen & Wacht. in Fl. Nederland 6: 171 (1951)
  • Helictotrichon pratense f. glaucescens (Casp. ex Asch. & Graebn.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 121 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Helictotrichon pratense f. hirsutum (St.-Yves) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 121 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Helictotrichon pratense f. majus (Peterm.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 121 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Helictotrichon pratense f. pubescentiforme (Nyár.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 121 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Helictotrichon pratense f. scabrum (Zapał.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 121 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Helictotrichon pratense f. sericeum (Podp.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 121 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Helictotrichon pratense f. stenophyllum (Podp.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 121 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Helictotrichon pratense f. stepposum (Podp.) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 121 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Helictotrichon pratense var. subdecurrens (Borbás) Morariu & Beldie in T.Săvulescu, Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 283 (1972)
  • Trisetum alpinum Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 663 (1817)
  • Trisetum pratense var. latifolium Parn. in Grass. Scotland: 123 (1842)
  • Trisetum pratense var. longifolium Parn. in Grass. Scotland: 123 (1842)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

'Continental: Europe Regionalː Central Europe Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland Regionalː Northern Europe Baltic States, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Sweden Regionalː Eastern Europe Central European Russia Regionalː Southwestern Europe France, Spain Regionalː Western Europe Great Britain RegionalːSoutheastern Europe Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Ukraine 'Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Southwestern Asia Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye Regionalː Central Asia West Himalaya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Romero Zarco, C. 2011. Helictochloa Romero Zarco (Poaceae), a new genus of oat grass. Candollea 66(1): 87–103. DOI: 10.15553/c2011v661a6 PDF Reference page.  103

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Helictochloa pratensis subsp. pratensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Helictochloa pratensis subsp. pratensis. Published online. Accessed: December 01 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: meadow oat-grass
• suomi: Ahdekaura
• polski: Owsica łąkowa

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