Arrhenatherum

Arrhenatherum
tall oatgrass (Arrhenatherum elatius)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Supertribe: Poodae
Tribe: Poeae
Subtribe: Aveninae
Genus: Arrhenatherum
P.Beauv.
Type species
Arrhenatherum avenaceum
P.Beauv. ex Boiss.
Synonyms
  • Thorea Rouy 1913, illegitimate homonym not Bory 1808 (Rhodophyta) nor Briq. 1902 (Apiaceae)
  • Pseudarrhenatherum Rouy
  • Thoreochloa Holub

Arrhenatherum, commonly called oatgrass or button-grass, is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family.

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