Taxon:  Arrhenatherum album (Vahl) Clayton



Summary
Genus:
Arrhenatherum
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Aveninae
Nomen number:
103452
Place of publication:
Kew Bull. 16:250.  1962
Verified:
01/27/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
7 (4  active, 3  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Avena alba Vahl

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Arrhenatherum erianthum Boiss. & Reut.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  2. USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
  3. International Seed Testing Association wild species list
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishtall oat grass  1USDA, NRCS. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service's PLANTS database (on-line resource).
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain c. & s.Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Native
Europe
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (c. & s.), Portugal

Reference(s)
  1. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103452. Accessed 14 October 2026.