Arrhenatherum elatius

RHS Plant Profile

false oat grass

Other common names

button grass, ceirchwellt tal, couch onion, French rye grass, onion grass, pearl grass, tall oat grass

Arrhenatherum avenaceum, Avena elatior

Family: Poaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: Yes
Genus: Arrhenatherum are deciduous perennial grasses, forming loose tufts of linear leaves, with lax, oat-like flowering panicles in summer
Name Status: Correct
Plant Range: Europe, N Africa, SW Asia