Helictotrichon pubescens

Helictotrichon pubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Helictotrichon
Species: H. pubescens
Binomial name
Helictotrichon pubescens
(Huds.) Schult. & Schult.f.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Avena pubescens Huds.
  • Avenula pubescens (Huds.) Dumort.

Helictotrichon pubescens, downy oat-grass[2] or downy alpine oatgrass, also known by its synonym Avenula pubescens, is a species of flowering plant in the Poaceae family. It is native to Europe and Asia.[3] It can also be found in such US states as Connecticut, Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey and Vermont, and in Canadian provinces such as Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Helictotrichon pubescens". The Plant List. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
  2. "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. Avenula pubescens. Germplasm Resources Information Network.
  4. "Avenula pubescens". USDA. PLANTS Profile. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
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