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Taxon:  Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl subsp. bulbosum (Willd.) Schubl. & G. Martens



Summary
Genus:
Arrhenatherum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Aveninae
Nomen number:
404233
Place of publication:
Fl. Würtemberg 70. 1834
Verified:
01/19/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl (5 active accession[s])
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl subsp. elatius (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Avena bulbosa Willd.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenn.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Arrhenatherum avenaceum (Scop.) P. Beauv. var. bulbosum (Schrad.) Hartm.
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. tuberosum (Gilib.) Thielens
Avena tuberosa Gilib., nom. inval.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
  3. Holub, J. 1983. Some neglected subspecies names from Schübler and Martens, Flora von Würtemberg (1834). Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 18:325-328.
  4. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  6. Still, S. M. Manual of herbaceous ornamental plants, ed. 4. 1994
  7. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980
Common names
English
tuber oat grass –
Swedish
pärlhavre –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
2Cultivated     
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404233. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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