Gaudinia fragilis

Gaudinia fragilis

Gaudinia fragilis

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: Gaudinia
Species: Gaudinia fragilis

Name

Gaudinia fragilis (L.) P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr.: 95 (1812)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Avena fragilis L. in Sp. Pl.: 80 (1753)
  • Cylichnium fragile (L.) Dulac in Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées: 68 (1867)
• Heterotypic
  • Gaudinia affinis Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 112 (1881)
  • Gaudinia avenacea P.Beauv. in Ess. Agrostogr., Atlas: 13 (1812)
  • Gaudinia bicolor Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 112 (1881)
  • Gaudinia biloba Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 110 (1881)
  • Gaudinia castellana Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 112 (1881)
  • Gaudinia colorata Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 112 (1881)
  • Gaudinia conferta Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 111 (1881)
  • Gaudinia eriantha Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 83 (1881)
  • Gaudinia filiformis Albert in C.Magnier, Scrin. Fl. Select. 6: 120 (1887)
  • Gaudinia fragilis var. brevispica Albert in A.Albert & Jahand., Cat. Pl. Vasc. Var: 540 (1908)
  • Gaudinia fragilis var. filiformis (Albert) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur., Suppl. 1: 343 (1884)
  • Gaudinia fragilis proles filiformis (Albert) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 337 (1913)
  • Gaudinia fragilis var. glabriglumis Ronniger in Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 68: 227 (1918)
  • Gaudinia fragilis var. linearis Albert in A.Albert & Jahand., Cat. Pl. Vasc. Var: 540 (1908)
  • Gaudinia fragilis var. nardoides Albert in A.Albert & Jahand., Cat. Pl. Vasc. Var: 540 (1908), nom. illeg.
  • Gaudinia fragilis var. nardoides Albert in C.Magnier, Scrin. Fl. Select. 6: 120 (1887)
  • Gaudinia fragilis var. pubescens Lojac. in Fl. Sicul. 3: 384 (1909)
  • Gaudinia fragilis var. verticicola Rivas Mart. & A.Galán in Itin. Geobot. 15: 701 (2002)
  • Gaudinia fragilis var. villosa Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 1: 53 (1931), nom. nud.
  • Gaudinia gracilescens Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 112 (1881)
  • Gaudinia multiculmis Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 111 (1881)
  • Gaudinia neglecta Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 112 (1881)
  • Gaudinia orientalis Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 111 (1881)
  • Gaudinia pallida Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 111 (1881)
  • Gaudinia pluriflora Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 110 (1881)
  • Gaudinia pubiglumis Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 82 (1881)
  • Gaudinia rigida Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 112 (1881)
  • Gaudinia stenostachya Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 83 (1881)
  • Gaudinia todaroi Gand. in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 31: 111 (1881)
  • Meringurus africanus Murb. in Acta Univ. Lund. 36(2; 1): 27 (1900)
  • Trisetum hohenackeri C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 550 (1845)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Albania, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, France, Italy, Kriti, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Southwestern Asia East Aegean Is., Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye Introduced into: Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Austria, Azores, California, Canary Is., Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Kerguelen, Madeira, Tasmania, Uruguay, Victoria References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1812. Essai d'une Nouvelle Agrostographie; ou Nouveaux Genres des Graminées; Avec Figures Représentant les Caractéres de tous le Genres. lxxiv + 182+ 16 pp. + xxv pl., Imprimerie de Fain. BHL Reference page. ː 95, 153, 164.

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Gaudinia fragilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 13. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Gaudinia fragilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 November 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Gaudinia fragilis. Published online. Accessed: November 13 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Gaudinia fragilis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: fragile oat

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