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Poaceae

Spikeoat

Helictochloa hookeri (Scribn.) Romero Zarco

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Helictochloa

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Spikeoat: The florets can be nearly as large as those in Avena but the spicate panicle differs.
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
异燕麦, 奢异燕麦, 野燕麦
English
Spikeoat

Synonyms

  • Arrhenatherum hookeri (Scribn.) Potztal
  • Avena americana (Scribn.) Scribn.
  • Avena hookeri Scribn.
  • Avena pratensis var. americana Scribn.
  • Avena schelliana Hack.
  • Avena tentoensis Honda
  • Avenastrum asiaticum Roshev.
  • Avenastrum schellianum (Hack.) Roshev.
  • Avenastrum tentoense (Honda) Kitag.
  • Avenochloa asiatica (Roshev.) Holub
  • Avenochloa hookeri (Scribn.) Holub
  • Avenochloa hookeri subsp. schelliana (Hack.) Soják
  • Avenochloa schelliana (Hack.) Holub
  • Avenula hookeri (Scribn.) Holub
  • Avenula hookeri subsp. schelliana (Hack.) Lomon.
  • Avenula schelliana (Hack.) W.Sauer & Chmel.
  • Helictochloa asiatica (Roshev.) Tzvelev & Prob.
  • Helictochloa hookeri subsp. schelliana (Hack.) Romero Zarco
  • Helictochloa schelliana (Hack.) Tzvelev & Prob.
  • Helictotrichon asiaticum (Roshev.) Grossh.
  • Helictotrichon hookeri (Scribn.) Henrard
  • Helictotrichon hookeri subsp. schellianum (Hack.) Tzvelev
  • Helictotrichon schellianum (Hack.) Kitag.
  • Helictotrichon tentoense Kitag.

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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). About our plant data.