''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a

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perennial A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wid ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the grass family. The genus name comes from the

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''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the species are

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to Africa and Eurasia with a few species in North America. ''

Helictotrichon sempervirens ''Helictotrichon sempervirens'', the blue oat grass, is a species of flowering plant in the true grass family, Poaceae, native to central and southwest European grasslands. It is a bunchgrass often used as an ornamental grass in garden design ...

'' is widely cultivated as an ornamental.Altervisita Flora Italiana, genere ''Helictotrichon''
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/ref> * '' Helictotrichon altius'' (Hitchc.) Ohwi - China * '' Helictotrichon angustum'' C.E.Hubb. - Kenya, Yemen * '' Helictotrichon arctum'' Cope - Yemen * '' Helictotrichon barbatum'' (Nees) Schweick. - South Africa * '' Helictotrichon burmanicum'' Bor - Myanmar * '' Helictotrichon cantabricum'' (Lag.) Gervais - Pyrenees in France + Spain * '' Helictotrichon capense'' Schweick. - South Africa * ''

Helictotrichon convolutum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (C.Presl) Henrard - Italy, Greece, Balkans, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon * '' Helictotrichon cycladum'' (Rech.f. & T.C.Scheff.) Rech.f. - Greece incl Crete * '' Helictotrichon decorum'' (Janka) Henrard - Romania * '' Helictotrichon delavayi'' (Hack.) Henrard - China * ''

Helictotrichon desertorum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Less.) Nevski - Austria, Czech Rep, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia * ''

Helictotrichon devesae ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' Romero Zarco - Spain * ''

Helictotrichon dodii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Stapf) Schweick. - South Africa * ''

Helictotrichon elongatum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) C.E.Hubb. - Madagascar; Africa from Chad to Eritrea to Zimbabwe * ''

Helictotrichon fedtschenkoi ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Hack.) Henrard - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan * ''

Helictotrichon filifolium ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Lag.) Henrard - Spain, Morocco, Algeria * ''

Helictotrichon galpinii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' Schweick. - South Africa, Lesotho * ''

Helictotrichon hideoi ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Honda) Ohwi - Japan, Taiwan * ''

Helictotrichon hirtulum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Steud.) Schweick. - South Africa, Lesotho * ''

Helictotrichon hissaricum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Roshev.) Henrard - Tajikistan * ''

Helictotrichon imberbe ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Nees) Veldkamp - South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland * '' Helictotrichon junghuhnii'' (Buse) Henrard - China, Indian Subcontinent, Myanmar, Sumatra, Java, New Guinea * '' Helictotrichon × krischae'' H.Melzer - Austria * ''

Helictotrichon krylovii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Pavlov) Henrard -

Yakutia Sakha, officially the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia),, is the largest republic of Russia, located in the Russian Far East, along the Arctic Ocean, with a population of roughly 1 million. Sakha comprises half of the area of its governing Far E ...

, Magadan * '' Helictotrichon lachnanthum'' (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) C.E.Hubb. -

Bioko Bioko (; historically Fernando Po; bvb, Ëtulá Ëria) is an island off the west coast of Africa and the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea. Its population was 335,048 at the 2015 census and it covers an area of . The island is located of ...

, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda * '' Helictotrichon leianthum'' (Keng) Ohwi - China * '' Helictotrichon leoninum'' (Steud.) Schweick. - South Africa * '' Helictotrichon longifolium'' (Nees) Schweick. - South Africa, Lesotho * '' Helictotrichon longum'' (Stapf) Schweick. - South Africa * '' Helictotrichon macrostachyum'' (Balansa & Durieu) Henrard - Algeria * '' Helictotrichon mannii'' (Pilg.) C.E.Hubb. -

, Cameroon * '' Helictotrichon milanjianum'' (Rendle) C.E.Hubb. - Madagascar, East Africa * '' Helictotrichon mongolicum'' (Roshev.) Henrard - Siberia, Mongolia, Xinjiang, Kazakhstan * '' Helictotrichon mortonianum'' (Scribn.) Henrard - USA (Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico) * '' Helictotrichon murcicum'' Holub - Spain * '' Helictotrichon namaquense'' Schweick. - South Africa * '' Helictotrichon natalense'' (Stapf) Schweick. - South Africa * '' Helictotrichon newtonii'' (Stapf) C.E.Hubb. - Angola * '' Helictotrichon parlatorei'' (J.Woods) Pilg. - Alps of France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia * '' Helictotrichon petzense'' H.Melzer - Alps of Austria, Slovenia * '' Helictotrichon planifolium'' (Willk.) Holub - Pyrenees in France + Spain * '' Helictotrichon polyneurum'' (Hook.f.) Henrard -

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* '' Helictotrichon potaninii'' Tzvelev -

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

* '' Helictotrichon quinquesetum'' (Steud.) Schweick. - South Africa * ''

Helictotrichon requienii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Mutel) Henrard - France + Spain * '' Helictotrichon rogerellisii'' Mashau, Fish & A.E.van Wyk - South Africa * '' Helictotrichon roggeveldense'' Mashau, Fish & A.E.van Wyk - South Africa * '' Helictotrichon sangilense'' Krasnob. -

Tuva Tuva (; russian: Тува́) or Tyva ( tyv, Тыва), officially the Republic of Tuva (russian: Респу́блика Тыва́, r=Respublika Tyva, p=rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə tɨˈva; tyv, Тыва Республика, translit=Tyva Respublika ...

in Siberia * '' Helictotrichon sarracenorum'' (Gand.) Holub - Spain * ''

Helictotrichon schmidii ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Hook.f.) Henrard - India, China * '' Helictotrichon sedenense'' (Clarion ex DC.) Holub - France, Spain, Italy, Morocco * ''

'' (Vill.) Pilg. - Blue oat grass - France, Italy * '' Helictotrichon setaceum'' (Vill.) Henrard - France, Italy * '' Helictotrichon sumatrense'' Ohwi - Sumatra * '' Helictotrichon tianschanicum'' (Roshev.) Henrard - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang * ''

Helictotrichon tibeticum ''Helictotrichon'', or alpine oatgrass, is a genus of perennial flowering plants in the grass family. The genus name comes from the Greek ''heliktos'' meaning twisted, and ''trichos'' meaning hair, referring to the shape of the awn. Most of the ...

'' (Roshev.) Holub - China incl Tibet + Xinjiang * '' Helictotrichon turcomanicum'' Czopanov - Turkmenistan * '' Helictotrichon umbrosum'' (Hochst. ex Steud.) C.E.Hubb. - Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania * '' Helictotrichon uniyalii'' Kandwal & B.K.Gupta -

Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...

* '' Helictotrichon yunnanense'' S.Wang & B.S.Sun -

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...

; formerly included Many species once considered part of ''Helictotrichon'' are now regarded as better suited to other genera. A large number are now in ''Helictochloa'' with smaller numbers of species in '' Amphibromus Arrhenatherum Avenula Danthoniastrum Duthiea

Tricholemma ''Tricholemma'' is a genus of North African plants in the grass family. ; Species * '' Tricholemma breviaristatum'' (Barratte) Röser - Algeria * '' Tricholemma jahandiezii'' (Litard. ex Jahand. & Maire) Röser - Algeria, Morocco See also * L ...

'' and '' Trisetum''.

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