PLANTS Profile for Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum (tall oatgrass)

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Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner
tall oatgrass

Symbol:

ARELB

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner

Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Requirements.

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Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner

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Synonyms:
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner

	ARELB3	Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl ssp. bulbosum (Willd.) Schübl. & G. Martens
	ARELT	Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. tuberosum Thiel.

Distribution:
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner


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USA (AL, AR, CA, DE, GA, IA, KY, MA, MD, MI, NY, OR, TN, VA, WA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 5 species in Arrhenatherum, 2 varieties in Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl

Classification:
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Commelinidae
Order	Cyperales
Family	Poaceae – Grass family
Genus	Arrhenatherum P. Beauv. – oatgrass
Species	Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl – tall oatgrass
Variety	Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner – tall oatgrass

U.S. Weed Information:
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner

tall oatgrass
tuber oatgrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS

Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.

Introduced Information:
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner

Arrhenatherum elatius:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

FACU

UPL

FACU*

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 185329.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl var. bulbosum (Willd.) Spenner

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

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