Arrhenatherum elatius

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Arrhenatherum
Species:	Arrhenatherum elatius
Common Name
Growth Habit	**
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms (11)

Synonym	Full Citation
Arrhenatherum americanum	Arrhenatherum americanum P. Beauv.
Arrhenatherum avenaceum	Arrhenatherum avenaceum
Arrhenatherum tuberosum	Arrhenatherum tuberosum F.W. Schultz
Avena avenaceum	Avena avenaceum (Scop.) P. Beauv.
Avena bulbosa	Avena bulbosa Willd.
Avena elata	Avena elata Salisb.
Avena tuberosa	Avena tuberosa Gilib.
Avenastrum elatius	Avenastrum elatius (L.) Jess.
Holcus avenaceus	Holcus avenaceus Scop.
Holcus bulbosus	Holcus bulbosus (Willd.) Schrad.
Hordeum avenaceum	Hordeum avenaceum Wigg. ex P. Beauv.

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Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bracken (KY), Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Greenup (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Lewis (KY), Owen (KY), Pendleton (KY), Fentress (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Rutherford (TN), Unicoi (TN), Union (TN), Washington (TN), Weakley (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BEREA, EKY, ETSU, KNK, TENN, UTM

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1934 - 1999

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31973000020847	Bracken	Kentucky	05 Jun 1983	Buddell, George 2038	KNK Arrhenatherum elatius
31973000020844	Campbell	Kentucky	01 Jun 1978	Thieret, John 50385	KNK Arrhenatherum elatius
31973000020839	Campbell	Kentucky	30 Jun 1980	Buddell, George 182	KNK Arrhenatherum elatius
31973000020838	Carroll	Kentucky	26 Jul 1997	Thieret, John 60241	KNK Arrhenatherum elatius
TENN-V-0029892	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Arrhenatherum elatius
TENN-V-0029893	Fentress	Tennessee			TENN Arrhenatherum elatius
31973000020846	Greenup	Kentucky	25 May 1987	Thieret, John 53852	KNK Arrhenatherum elatius
TENN-V-0029894	Jefferson	Kentucky			TENN Arrhenatherum elatius
TENN-V-0029895	Johnson	Tennessee			TENN Arrhenatherum elatius
31973000020840	Kenton	Kentucky	05 Jun 1978	Applegarth, Patrick 295	KNK Arrhenatherum elatius