Helictochloa pratensis (L.) Romero Zarco

Avoine des prés (fr), Hélictochloa des prés (fr), Avénule des prés (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Helictochloa

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.1-0.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Helictochloa pratensis leaf picture by Ugoline Jacquot (cc-by-sa)
Helictochloa pratensis leaf picture by Daniel Bourget (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Helictochloa pratensis flower picture by jean claude Bonnin (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Helictochloa pratensis world distribution map, present in Austria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77113502-1
WFO ID wfo-0000922776
COL ID 3K9S6
BDTFX ID 119468
INPN ID 717224
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Avenochloa pratensis Avenula pratensis Helictochloa pratensis Arrhenatherum pratense Avenastrum pratense Avena pratensis Heuffelia pratensis

Lower taxons

Helictochloa pratensis subsp. gonzaloi Helictochloa pratensis subsp. iberica Helictochloa pratensis subsp. hirtifolia Helictochloa pratensis subsp. requienii Helictochloa pratensis subsp. pratensis