Poaceae
Achnatherum calamagrostis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Achnatherum
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Common names
By language (9)
- Bulgarian
- Вейников ахнатерум
- Catalan
- Acnàter
- Chinese
- 小花野青茅, 忽略野青茅
- Croatian
- Planinska hrapavica
- Czech
- Osinatec třtinový, Kavyl třtinovitý
- German
- Silber-Raugras
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Smårørkvein
- Slovenian
- Navadna sršica
- Swedish
- Silvergräs
Synonyms
- Achnatherum argenteum (DC.) P.Beauv.
- Achnatherum calamagrostis subsp. mesatlasicum (Quézel) Dobignard
- Achnatherum calamagrostis var. colorata (Pančić) Niketic
- Achnatherum halleri (Willd.) P.Beauv.
- Achnatherum mesatlasica (Quézel) Ibn Tattou
- Agrostis argentea Lam.
- Agrostis calamagrostis L.
- Arundo argentea (DC.) Clairv.
- Arundo calamagrostis (L.) Vest
- Arundo halleri Willd.
- Arundo neglecta Ehrh.
- Arundo speciosa Schrad.
- Calamagrostis argentea DC.
- Calamagrostis argentea subsp. mesatlasica Quézel
- Calamagrostis arundo J.F.Gmel.
- Calamagrostis conspicua Bergeret
- Calamagrostis halleri (Willd.) Brand
- Calamagrostis leersii Trin. ex Steud.
- Calamagrostis leucantha Delile ex Steud.
- Calamagrostis neglecta G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
- Calamagrostis neglecta subsp. euneglecta Matuszk.
- Calamagrostis speciosa (Schrad.) Host
- Deyeuxia neglecta Kunth
- Lasiagrostis calamagrostis (L.) Link
- Lasiagrostis calamagrostis var. colorata Pančić
- Lasiagrostis calamagrostis var. major Parl.
- Lasiagrostis calamagrostis var. pancicii Adamovic
- Lasiagrostis calamagrostis var. transsilvanica Schur
- Stipa calamagrostis (L.) Wahlenb.
- Stipa calamagrostis subsp. glabra Asch. & Graebn.
- Stipa calamagrostis subsp. hirsuta Asch. & Graebn.
- Stipa lasiagrostis G.Nicholson
- Stipa longifolia Phil.
- Streptachne calamagrostis (L.) Dumort.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.