Other conspecific taxa:

• Arrhenatherum elatius (5 accessions)
• Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. bulbosum (0 accessions)

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations:

(≡ homotypic synonym, = heterotypic synonym, - autonym, I invalid designation)

• (=) Arrhenatherum avenaceum (Scop.) P. Beauv.
• (-) Arrhenatherum elatius var. elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Presl
• (=) Avena elatior L.

Common names:

• false oat grass  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• French-rye  (Source: Dict Gard) - English
• meadow oat grass  (Source: Websters Dict) - English
• tall oat grass  (Source: World Econ Pl) - English
• avoine élevée  (Source: Dict Rehm) - French
• fromental  (Source: F Iraq) - French
• französisches Raygras  (Source: Dict Rehm) - German
• Glatthafer  (Source: Dict Rehm) - German
• aveia-de-rosário  (Source: Dict Rehm) - Portuguese
• aveia-grande  (Source: Dict Rehm) - Portuguese
• mazorilla  (Source: Dict Rehm) - Spanish

Economic Importance:

• Animal food: fodder; forage
• Environmental: revegetator (erosion control fide F CalifJep)
• Weed:

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

• MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands]
• NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco

Asia-Temperate

• WESTERN ASIA: Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
• CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia]
• SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia (s.)]
• MIDDLE ASIA: Turkmenistan

Europe

• NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
• MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland
• EASTERN EUROPE: Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russian Federation-European part, [European part] Ukraine (incl. Krym)
• SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Serbia, Slovenia
• SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (incl. Corsica), Portugal, Spain (incl. Baleares)


Cultivated

Europe

• Europe

Northern America

• United States (n.e.)


Naturalized (widely natzd. in temperate regions)

References:

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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://agb.amvmt.lt/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=404235. Accessed 22 spalio 2026.