Helictochloa versicolor subsp. versicolor

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

Helictochloa versicolor (Vill.) Romero Zarco subsp. versicolor autonym

Heterotypic
- Avena alpina Honck. in Verz. Gew. Teutschl.: 302 (1782)
- Avena pratensis var. scheuchzeri Jess. in Deut. Excurs.-Fl.: 574 (1879)
- Avena scheuchzeri All. in Fl. Pedem. 2: 255 (1785)
- Avenula scheuchzeri (All.) Dumort. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 7: 68 (1868)
- Heuffelia scheuchzeri (All.) Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 763 (1866)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regionalː Sotheastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Ukraine
- Regionalː Central Europe
  - Austria, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland
- Regionalː Sothwestern Europe
  - France, Spain
Continental: Asia-temperate
- Regionalː Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus
- Regionalː Sothwestern Asia
  - Türkiye

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

Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Helictochloa versicolor subsp. versicolor 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 versicolor subsp. versicolor. Published online. Accessed: December 01 2025. Reference page.