Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Arrhenatherum// Species: Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl// Subspecies: Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl subsp. elatius.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Holub in Tutin et al. (1980).
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Europe to Central Asia and Iran; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Grasslands/pastures, shrubland, clearings of oak forests.
Flowering period: Late spring to early summer: MAY, JUN.
Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – habit. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – habit. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – habit. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – panicles. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – panicle. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – panicle. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelets. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelets. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelets. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelets. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelets. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelets. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – stems with leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – stem with leaf. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – adaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – abaxial side of leaves. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – stem, leaf sheath amd ligule. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – stem node. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – plant base. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – plant base. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – stem base. The lowest internodes are not swollen. Osogovo – village of Rajchani region, 28.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – panicles. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – panicle. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – panicle. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelets. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – stems with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – stems with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – adaxial side of leaf (left), abaxial side of leaf (center) and stem and leaf sheath with ligule (right). Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Arrhenatherum elatius subsp. elatius – spikelet structure. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
