EPPO Global Database

Arrhenatherum elatius(ARREL)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-02-02

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: ARREL
  • Preferred name: Arrhenatherum elatius
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Presl & C. Presl

Notes

Native to the Euromediterranean region, Macaronesia, Central Asia, Western Asia.  Cultivated as a forage grass, but also a weed. Introduced in Russian Far East, Himalayas, Japan, North America, South America (Northwest, Southern cone), Australia, New Zealand. Potentially invasive.



Other scientific names
Name Authority
Arrhenatherum avenaceum Palisot de Beauvois
Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. baeticum Romero Zarco
Avena elatior Linnaeus

Common names
Name Language
false oat English
false oatgrass English
ribbon grass English
tall oatgrass English
Franzosengras German
Französisches Raygras German
Französisches Weidelgras German
Fromental German
Glatthafer German
hoher Glatthafer German
Wiesenhafer German
avoine des prés French
avoine élevée French
fenasse French
fromental French
fromental élevé French
ray-grass français French
avena alta Spanish (CO)
avena descollada Spanish
avena elevada Spanish
avena mayor Spanish
fromental Spanish
tortero Spanish
avena altissima Italian
avena maggiore Italian
erba altissima Italian
perlaria Italian
Frans raaigras Dutch
glanshaver Dutch
aveia-do-rosário Portuguese
aveia-grande Portuguese
balanquinho Portuguese
erva-de-conta Portuguese
erva-nozelha Portuguese
noselha Portuguese
nozelha Portuguese
knylhavre Swedish
ôkanitsuri Japanese
ribongurasu Japanese
オオカニツリ Japanese
リボングラス Japanese
райграс высокий Russian
райграс французский Russian
draphavre Danish
hestehavre Norwegian
heinäkaura Finnish
çayır yulafı Turkish
owsik wyniosły Polish
rajgras francuski Polish
rajgras wyniosły Polish
franciaperje Hungarian
arenatera e lartë Albanian
arrenatere Albanian
tërshëra e egër Albanian
mugita Basque
висок райграс Bulgarian
французки райграс Bulgarian
fromental Catalan
yàn mài cǎo Chinese
燕麦草 Chinese
visoka ovsenica Croatian
ovsík vyvýšený Czech
kõrge raikaerik Estonian
개나래새 Korean
쇠비기풀 Korean
gae na rae sae Korean
soe bi gi pul Korean
augstā dižauza Latvian
aukštoji avižuolė Lithuanian
estamine Occitan
ovăscior Romanian
рајграс Serbian
ovsík obyčajný Slovak
ovsík vyvýšený Slovak
visoka pahovka Slovene
райграс високий Ukrainian
ceirchwellt tal Welsh