Poaceae
False oat-grass
Arrhenatherum elatius
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Arrhenatherum
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Common names
By language (34)
- Arabic
- حسيك مرتفع
- arz
- حسيك مرتفع
- Bulgarian
- Висок френски райграс
- Cantonese
- 銀邊草
- Catalan
- Fromental
- Chinese
- 燕麥草, 燕麦草, 大蟹钓
- Croatian
- Francuski ljulj
- Czech
- Ovsík vyvýšený
- Danish
- Almindelig Draphavre, Draphavre
- Dutch
- Glanshaver, Frans raaigras
- English
- False oat-grass, Tall oatgrass, Arrhenaterum elatius
- Esperanto
- Rekta aveno
- Estonian
- Kõrge raikaerik, Kõrge kaerand, Kõrge raihein, Prantsuse raihein
- Finnish
- Niittyheinäkaura, Heinäkaura
- French
- Fromental, Avoine élevée, Fromentin, Chiendent à boules, Ray-grass français
- German
- Gewöhnlicher Glatthafer, Glatthafer, Französisches Raygras
- hsb
- Wšědny wowsnik
- Hungarian
- Franciaperje
- Igbo
- Arrhenaterum elatius
- Irish
- Coirce bréige
- Italian
- Erba altissima
- Japanese
- オオカニツリ
- Latvian
- Augstā dižauza
- Lithuanian
- Aukštoji avižuolė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Hestehavre
- Polish
- Rajgras wyniosły, Owsik wyniosły, Rajgras francuski
- Russian
- Райграс высокий, Французский райграс, Райграс французский
- Scottish Gaelic
- Coirce a' Mhadadh-Ruaidh
- Slovenian
- Visoka pahovka
- Spanish
- Hordeum avenaceum, Mazarilla, Mazorrilla, Muguis, Tortero, Torteros, Yerba triguera
- Swedish
- Knylhavre, Knölhavre
- Turkish
- Çayır yulafı
- Ukrainian
- Райграс високий
- Welsh
- Ceirchwellt tal
Synonyms
- Arrhenatherum avenaceum P.Beauv.
- Arrhenatherum elatius f. biaristatum (Peterm.) Holmb.
- Arrhenatherum elatius f. elatius
- Arrhenatherum elatius var. subhirsutum (Asch.) Tzvelev
- Arrhenatherum rupestre Dumort.
- Avena avenaceum (Scop.) P.Beauv.
- Avena elata Salisb.
- Avena elatior L.
- Avena elatior var. elatior
- Avena elatior var. pauciflora Baen. ex Domin
- Avena elatior var. sardoa (J.A.Schmidt) Litard.
- Avenastrum elatius (L.) Jess.
- Holcus avenaceus Scop.
- Holcus avenaceus var. bulbosus (Schrad.) Gaudich.
- Holcus elatior (L.) Scop.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to June, November to December (from 297 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jacqui Geux, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Fyodor Pudovikov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: ahabo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Saryu Mae 前 朝琉, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ella Rowan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tom Sci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.