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HELICTOTRICHON
(
G
)
Oat Grass (
Le
)
Family:
POACEAE
(h)elix-, = rolled, twisted, winding, spiral;
helic-, = coiled, spirally twisted;
thrix, = the hair both of man and beast; sheep’s wool.
trich-, tricho-, = hairy or hair-like;
(twisted awns)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)
Helictotrichon hirtulum
(
La
)
Location: (
K
)
hirtus, = rough, hairy, shaggy; uneven surface;
-ulus, = diminutive.
(
ld
,
BL
)