Helictochloa pratensis, known as meadow oat-grass,[2] is a species of perennial flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, found in temperate parts of Europe and Asia. Its culms are erect and 30–85 cm long; leaves are mostly basal. It is restricted to shallow, calcareous soils such as those formed on chalk and limestone substrates.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Helictochloa |
| Species: | H. pratensis
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| Helictochloa pratensis (L.) Romero Zarco
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References
edit- ^ "Helictochloa pratensis (L.) Romero Zarco". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ Cope, Tom; Gray, Alan (2009). Grasses of the British Isles: BSBI Handbook No.13. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. ISBN 978-0-901158-420.
Further reading
edit- GrassBase entry
- "Helictochloa pratensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- Rzut. Oka Jeogr. Fiz. Wol. Pod. 10. 1828
- Roser, M. 1995. Taxon 44:395.
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea. [Avenula pratensis (L.) Dumort.].
- Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR.
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