''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a

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Helictotrichon sempervirens ''Helictotrichon sempervirens'', the blue oat grass, is a species of flowering plant in the true grass family, Poaceae, native to central and southwest European grasslands. It is a bunchgrass often used as an ornamental grass in garden design a ...

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Helictotrichon altius ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Hitchc.) Ohwi - China * '' Helictotrichon angustum'' C.E.Hubb. - Kenya, Yemen * ''

Helictotrichon arctum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' Cope - Yemen * ''

Helictotrichon barbatum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Nees) Schweick. - South Africa * ''

Helictotrichon burmanicum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

'' Bor - Myanmar * ''

Helictotrichon cantabricum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Lag.) Gervais - Pyrenees in France + Spain * ''

Helictotrichon capense ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' Schweick. - South Africa * ''

Helictotrichon convolutum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (C.Presl) Henrard - Italy, Greece, Balkans, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon * ''

Helictotrichon cycladum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Rech.f. & T.C.Scheff.) Rech.f. - Greece incl Crete * ''

Helictotrichon decorum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Janka) Henrard - Romania * '' Helictotrichon delavayi'' (Hack.) Henrard - China * ''

Helictotrichon desertorum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Less.) Nevski - Austria, Czech Rep, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia * ''

Helictotrichon devesae ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' Romero Zarco - Spain * ''

Helictotrichon dodii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Stapf) Schweick. - South Africa * ''

Helictotrichon elongatum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) C.E.Hubb. - Madagascar; Africa from Chad to Eritrea to Zimbabwe * ''

Helictotrichon fedtschenkoi ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Hack.) Henrard - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan * ''

Helictotrichon filifolium ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Lag.) Henrard - Spain, Morocco, Algeria * ''

Helictotrichon galpinii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' Schweick. - South Africa, Lesotho * ''

Helictotrichon hideoi ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Honda) Ohwi - Japan, Taiwan * ''

Helictotrichon hirtulum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Steud.) Schweick. - South Africa, Lesotho * ''

Helictotrichon hissaricum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Roshev.) Henrard - Tajikistan * '' Helictotrichon imberbe'' (Nees) Veldkamp - South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland * '' Helictotrichon junghuhnii'' (Buse) Henrard - China, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java, New Guinea * '' Helictotrichon × krischae'' H.Melzer - Austria * '' Helictotrichon krylovii'' (Pavlov) Henrard -

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* '' Helictotrichon lachnanthum'' (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) C.E.Hubb. -

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, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda * '' Helictotrichon leianthum'' (Keng) Ohwi - China * ''

Helictotrichon leoninum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Steud.) Schweick. - South Africa * ''

Helictotrichon longifolium ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Nees) Schweick. - South Africa, Lesotho * ''

Helictotrichon longum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Stapf) Schweick. - South Africa * '' Helictotrichon macrostachyum'' (Balansa & Durieu) Henrard - Algeria * ''

Helictotrichon mannii ''Helictotrichon mannii'' is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominat ...

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Helictotrichon milanjianum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

'' (Rendle) C.E.Hubb. - Madagascar, East Africa * ''

Helictotrichon mongolicum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Roshev.) Henrard - Siberia, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan * ''

Helictotrichon mortonianum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Scribn.) Henrard - USA (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico) * ''

Helictotrichon murcicum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

'' Holub - Spain * ''

Helictotrichon namaquense ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

'' Schweick. - South Africa * ''

Helictotrichon natalense ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Stapf) Schweick. - South Africa * ''

Helictotrichon newtonii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Stapf) C.E.Hubb. - Angola * ''

Helictotrichon parlatorei ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial plant, perennial flowering plants in the Poaceae, grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek language, Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referr ...

'' (J.Woods) Pilg. - Alps of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia * ''

Helictotrichon petzense ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' H.Melzer - Alps of Austria, Slovenia * ''

Helictotrichon planifolium ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

'' (Willk.) Holub - Pyrenees in France + Spain * '' Helictotrichon polyneurum'' (Hook.f.) Henrard -

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Helictotrichon potaninii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

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Helictotrichon quinquesetum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

'' (Steud.) Schweick. - South Africa * '' Helictotrichon requienii'' (Mutel) Henrard - France + Spain * ''

Helictotrichon rogerellisii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' Mashau, Fish & A.E.van Wyk - South Africa * ''

Helictotrichon roggeveldense ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

'' Mashau, Fish & A.E.van Wyk - South Africa * '' Helictotrichon sangilense'' Krasnob. -

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Helictotrichon sarracenorum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Gand.) Holub - Spain * '' Helictotrichon schmidii'' (Hook.f.) Henrard - India, China * ''

Helictotrichon sedenense ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

'' (Clarion ex DC.) Holub - France, Spain, Italy, Morocco * ''

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Blue oat grass ''Helictotrichon sempervirens'', the blue oat grass, is a species of flowering plant in the true grass family, Poaceae, native to central and southwest European grasslands. It is a bunchgrass often used as an ornamental grass in garden design an ...

- France, Italy * ''

Helictotrichon setaceum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Vill.) Henrard - France, Italy * ''

Helictotrichon sumatrense ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

'' Ohwi - Sumatra * ''

Helictotrichon tianschanicum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Roshev.) Henrard - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang * '' Helictotrichon tibeticum'' (Roshev.) Holub - China incl Tibet + Xinjiang * ''

Helictotrichon turcomanicum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

'' Czopanov - Turkmenistan * '' Helictotrichon umbrosum'' (Hochst. ex Steud.) C.E.Hubb. - Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania * ''

Helictotrichon uniyalii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

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Helictotrichon yunnanense ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of ...

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; formerly included Many species once considered part of ''Helictotrichon'' are now regarded as better suited to other genera. A large number are now in ''Helictochloa'' with smaller numbers of species in ''

Amphibromus ''Amphibromus'' is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. Most are known as swamp wallaby grass.Thieret, J. W''Amphibromus''. Grass Manual. Flora of North America.Arrhenatherum

Avenula ''Avenula'' is a genus of Eurasian flowering plants in the grass family. Over 100 names have been proposed for species, subspecies, varieties, and other infraspecific taxa within ''Avenula'', but only one species is accepted. The others names are ...

Danthoniastrum ''Danthoniastrum'' is a genus of Balkan and Caucasian plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Danthoniastrum brevidentatum'' H.Scholz - Kosovo, Albania * ''Danthoniastrum compactum'' (Boiss. & Heldr.) Holub - Greece * ''Danthoniastrum kol ...

Duthiea ''Duthiea'' is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family. ; Species * ''Duthiea brachypodium'' (P.Candargy) Keng & Keng f. - Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh * ''Duthiea bromoides'' Hack. - ...

Tricholemma ''Tricholemma'' is a genus of North African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Tricholemma breviaristatum'' (Barratte) Röser - Algeria * '' Tricholemma jahandiezii'' (Litard. ex Jahand. & Maire) Röser - Algeria, Morocco See also * L ...

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Trisetum ''Trisetum'' is a genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and b ...

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