Poaceae
Yellow oatgrass
Trisetum flavescens
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Trisetum
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Common names
By language (17)
- aeb
- حشيشة الريح
- Bulgarian
- Жълт заешки овес
- Czech
- Trojštět žlutavý
- Dutch
- Goudhaver
- English
- Yellow oatgrass, Golden oat grass, Yellow oat-grass, Yellow oat grass
- Esperanto
- Ora aveno
- Estonian
- Aas-koldkaer, Harilik koldkaer
- Finnish
- Keltakaurake, Keltakaura
- French
- Avoine dorée, Avoine jaunâtre, Trisètre jaunâtre
- German
- Wiesen-Goldhafer, Gold-Grannenhafer, Goldhafer
- hsb
- Židźany wowsyčk
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Gullhavre
- Persian
- شبهیولاف طلایی
- Polish
- Konietlica łąkowa
- Russian
- Трищетинник желтоватый, Трищетинник луговой
- Swedish
- Gullhavre
- Welsh
- Ceirchwellt melyn
Synonyms
- Avena candollei Nyman
- Avena flavescens L.
- Avena flavescens var. pratensis Neilr.
- Avenastrum flavescens (L.) Jess.
- Trisetaria flavescens (L.) Baumg.
- Trisetum candollei (M.Serres) Verl.
- Trisetum flavescens f. variegatum (Gaudin) Beetle
- Trisetum flavescens subsp. pratense (Pers.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Trisetum flavescens subsp. pratensis (Pers.) Beck
- Trisetum flavescens subsp. purpurascens (DC.) Arcang.
- Trisetum flavescens subsp. splendens (J.Presl) Arcang.
- Trisetum flavescens var. pratense (Pers.) Beck
- Trisetum flavescens var. purpurascens (DC.) Arcang.
- Trisetum flavescens var. villosum Celak.
- Trisetum pratense Pers.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: James K. Lindsey, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donkey shot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donkey shot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Donkey shot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Donkey shot, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.