Avena elatior Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 79. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae maritimis & apricis." RCN: 665.

Lectotype (Romero Zarco in Acta Bot. Malac. 10: 130. 1985): Herb. Linn. No. 95.2 (LINN) .

Current name: Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl ( Poaceae).

Note: Although Kerguélen (in Lejeunia, n.s., 75: 85. 1975) stated "Type: …LINN”, this is not accepted as a formal typification, for the reasons explained by Cafferty & al. (in Taxon 49: 240. 2000).