Summary
Place of publication:
Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 7:68. 1868
Verified:
08/05/2011
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Davis, P. H., ed. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. 1965-1988
- Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
- FNA Editorial Committee. Flora of North America. 1993-
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- Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. Flora of Siberia (English translation). 2000-
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Common names
English
downy alpine oat grass – downy oat grass – Swedish
luddhavre –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northern Africa | Morocco | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Armenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Azerbaijan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Xinjiang | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kazakhstan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Middle Asia | Kyrgyzstan | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Mongolia | Mongolia | | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Altay | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Buryatia | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Gorno-Altay | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Irkutsk | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Kemerovo | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Krasnoyarsk | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Novosibirsk | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Tomsk | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Siberia | Russian Federation | Tuva | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Western Asia | Turkey | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Belarus | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Estonia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Lithuania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Moldova | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Russian Federation-European part | European part | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | East Europe | Ukraine | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czech Republic | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Slovakia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Iceland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Ireland | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Croatia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Serbia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Slovenia | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
| 1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Asia-Temperate | Russian Far East | Russian Federation | Primorye | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
| 4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Vermont | |
Native
Africa
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
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CHINA:
China [Xinjiang]
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MIDDLE ASIA:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
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MONGOLIA:
Mongolia
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SIBERIA:
Russian Federation [Buryatia, Gorno-Altay, Tuva, Altay, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Tomsk]
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WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey
Europe
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EAST EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Moldova, Ukraine
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France, Portugal
Naturalized
Asia-Temperate
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RUSSIAN FAR EAST:
Russian Federation [Primorye]
Northern America
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont]
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=103467.
Accessed 14 July 2025.