Helictochloa pratensis

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]

Helictochloa pratensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Helictochloa
Species:	H. pratensis
Binomial name
Helictochloa pratensis (L.) Romero Zarco
Synonyms[1]
List Arrhenatherum pratense (L.) Samp. Avena pratensis L. Avena pratensis var. minor Roth Avenastrum pratense (L.) Opiz Avenochloa pratensis (L.) Holub Avenula pratensis (L.) Dumort. Helictotrichon pratense (L.) Pilg. Heuffelia pratensis (L.) Schur Trisetum pratense (L.) Dumort. Avena pratensis f. pauciflora Norm. Avena pratensis f. spiculosa Neuman Avenastrum pratense f. spiculosum (Neuman) Neuman