Summary ²

Arrhenatherum elatius, with the common names false oat-grass, tall oat-grass, tall meadow oat, onion couch and tuber oat-grass, is a perennial species of grass, common in the temperate regions of Europe.

Identification Hints ³

Branches whorled. Awned. One long awn per spikelet, sometimes a short one too. Very common.

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2. Adapted by Ruth Ripley from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrhenatherum_elatius
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