Helictochloa hookeri(Scribn.) Romero Zarco

spikeoat

WFO wfo-0000920824 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 5 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 5 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Helictochloa hookeri, photographed by Eric Lamb
fig. a Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0 / 2020-07-21 / obs. 85686539
Helictochloa hookeri, photographed by Eric Lamb
fig. b Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 82397076
Helictochloa hookeri, photographed by msieges
fig. c msieges, CC0 1.0 / obs. 83304116
Helictochloa hookeri, photographed by msieges
fig. d msieges, CC0 1.0 / obs. 77847118
Helictochloa hookeri, photographed by Matt Lavin
fig. e Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 156578555
Helictochloa hookeri, photographed by Eric Lamb
fig. f Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 85686569
Helictochloa hookeri, photographed by Eric Lamb
fig. g Eric Lamb, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 82396866
Helictochloa hookeri, photographed by msieges
fig. h msieges, CC0 1.0 / obs. 77847156

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Native range 44 botanical countries

Regions where Helictochloa hookeri is native: Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Mongolia, Primorye, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine, Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Manitoba, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Vermont, Wyoming, Yukon AltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastChitaInner MongoliaIrkutskKazakhstanKhabarovskKirgizstanKrasnoyarskManchuriaMongoliaPrimoryeQinghaiTadzhikistanTibetTuvaUzbekistanWest SiberiaXinjiangYakutiyaCentral European RussiaEast European RussiaKrymSouth European RussiaUkraineAlbertaBritish ColumbiaColoradoManitobaMinnesotaMontanaNew MexicoNorth DakotaNorthwest TerritoriesQuébecSaskatchewanSouth DakotaVermontWyomingYukon
Native distribution of Helictochloa hookeri, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Altay ALT ASIA-TEMPERATE
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Chita CTA
Inner Mongolia CHI
Irkutsk IRK
Kazakhstan KAZ
Khabarovsk KHA
Kirgizstan KGZ
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
Primorye PRM
Qinghai CHQ
Tadzhikistan TZK
Tibet CHT
Tuva TVA
Uzbekistan UZB
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yakutiya YAK
Alberta ABT NORTHERN AMERICA
British Columbia BRC
Colorado COL
Manitoba MAN
Minnesota MIN
Montana MNT
New Mexico NWM
North Dakota NDA
Northwest Territories NWT
Québec QUE
Saskatchewan SAS
South Dakota SDA
Vermont VER
Wyoming WYO
Yukon YUK
Central European Russia RUC EUROPE
East European Russia RUE
Krym KRY
South European Russia RUS
Ukraine UKR

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 24 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Arrhenatherum hookeri (Scribn.) Potztal
  • Avena americana (Scribn.) Scribn.
  • Avena hookeri Scribn.
  • Avena pratensis var. americana Scribn.
  • Avena schelliana Hack.
  • Avena tentoensis Honda
  • Avenastrum asiaticum Roshev.
  • Avenastrum schellianum (Hack.) Roshev.
  • Avenastrum tentoense (Honda) Kitag.
  • Avenochloa asiatica (Roshev.) Holub
  • Avenochloa hookeri (Scribn.) Holub
  • Avenochloa hookeri subsp. schelliana (Hack.) Soják
  • Avenochloa schelliana (Hack.) Holub
  • Avenula hookeri (Scribn.) Holub
  • Avenula hookeri subsp. schelliana (Hack.) Lomon.
  • Avenula schelliana (Hack.) W.Sauer & Chmel.
  • Helictochloa asiatica (Roshev.) Tzvelev & Prob.
  • Helictochloa hookeri subsp. schelliana (Hack.) Romero Zarco
  • Helictochloa schelliana (Hack.) Tzvelev & Prob.
  • Helictotrichon asiaticum (Roshev.) Grossh.
  • Helictotrichon hookeri (Scribn.) Henrard
  • Helictotrichon hookeri subsp. schellianum (Hack.) Tzvelev
  • Helictotrichon schellianum (Hack.) Kitag.
  • Helictotrichon tentoense Kitag.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. USDA PLANTS Database. common name, checklist symbol AVHO3. public domain. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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