Arrhenatherum | |
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tall oatgrass ( Arrhenatherum elatius) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Supertribe: | Poodae |
Tribe: | Poeae |
Subtribe: | Aveninae |
Genus: |
Arrhenatherum P.Beauv. |
Type species | |
Arrhenatherum avenaceum | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Arrhenatherum, commonly called oatgrass or button-grass, is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Wild forms can resemble wild oat (Avena) or fescue (Festuca). Oatgrasses are very common perennials with yellowish roots. The shining stems grow to a height of 1.5 meters, but die off in winter. The leaves are hairless with blunt ligules. The inflorescence is a panicle with two-flowered bisexual spikelets. [8]
numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Avenula Danthoniastrum Duthiea Helictochloa Helictotrichon Sphenopholis
Arrhenatherum | |
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tall oatgrass ( Arrhenatherum elatius) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Supertribe: | Poodae |
Tribe: | Poeae |
Subtribe: | Aveninae |
Genus: |
Arrhenatherum P.Beauv. |
Type species | |
Arrhenatherum avenaceum | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Arrhenatherum, commonly called oatgrass or button-grass, is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Wild forms can resemble wild oat (Avena) or fescue (Festuca). Oatgrasses are very common perennials with yellowish roots. The shining stems grow to a height of 1.5 meters, but die off in winter. The leaves are hairless with blunt ligules. The inflorescence is a panicle with two-flowered bisexual spikelets. [8]
numerous species now considered better suited to other genera: Avenula Danthoniastrum Duthiea Helictochloa Helictotrichon Sphenopholis