Downy Oat-grass

Helictotrichon pubescens

Summary 1

Helictotrichon pubescens, downy oat-grass or downy alpine oatgrass, also known by its synonym Avenula pubescens, is a species of flowering plant in the Poaceae family. It is native to Europe and Asia. It can also be found in such US states as Connecticut, Delaware, Minnesota, New Jersey and Vermont, and in Canadian provinces such as Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.

National distribution 2

Canada
Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

United States
Origin: Exotic

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

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  1. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helictotrichon_pubescens
  2. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/28999270

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