Scientific details

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Arrhenatherum elatius

 COMMON NAME(S): Tall oatgrass
SYNONYM(S):
FAMILY: POACEAE (GRAMINEAE) - Grass family
ORIGIN: Europe
HABITAT: Fields and roadsides; a white-striped form cultivated
RANGE: Most of North America
TYPE: Perennial grass, often with a string of sweelings along the overwintering roots
HEIGHT: 3-5'
CHARACTERISTICS:
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, slender, 6-12" long
FLOWERS: Small, in small clusters on short branches of a tall flower stem
FLOWERING SEASON: Summer
FRUITS: Small. single-seeded

ALLERGENIC COMPONENTS: Pollen
ALLERGENIC PRINCIPLES: Pollen allergens
ALLERGENIC PROPERTIES: Respiratory
COMMENTS:

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