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Avenastrum
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Avenastrum

Helictotrichon, or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek heliktos meaning twisted, and trichos meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn.

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7 branches of this group, most-observed first

Avena barbata

complexAvena barbata

Bristle Oat

speciesAvena strigosa

Avena longiglumis

speciesAvena longiglumis

Avena canariensis

speciesAvena canariensis

Avena agadiriana

speciesAvena agadiriana

Avena atlantica

speciesAvena atlantica

Avena vaviloviana

speciesAvena vaviloviana

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1655770.