Helictotrichon sempervirens (Vill.) Pilg. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Helictotrichon sempervirens (Vill.) Pilg.

Summary

Genus:

Helictotrichon

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Poeae

Subtribe:

Aveninae

Nomen number:

18812

Place of publication:

Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 45:7. 1938

Verified:

01/28/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

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

Basionym

Avena sempervirens Vill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Avena notarisii Parl.

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Meyer, M. H. 2012. Chapter 3. Ornamental grasses in the United States. Hort. Rev. 39:121-151.
Pignatti, S. Flora d'Italia. 1982
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. Flora europaea. 1964-1980

Common names

Swedish
silverhavre –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States

Native
Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France

Cultivated
Northern America

REGION: United States

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992

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=18812. Accessed 14 July 2025.