Poaceae

Achnatherum pekinense (Hance) Ohwi

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Achnatherum

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Achnatherum pekinense (Achnatherum pekinense) — Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 京芒草, 京羽茅, 远东芨芨草, 北京针茅

Synonyms

Achnatherum effusum (Maxim.) D.M.Chang
Achnatherum extremiorientale (H.Hara) Keng f. ex P.C.Kuo
Achnatherum pekinense subsp. effusum (Maxim.) T.Koyama
Stipa coreana var. japonica (Hack.) Y.N.Lee
Stipa effusa (Maxim.) Nakai ex Honda
Stipa extremiorientalis H.Hara
Stipa extremiorientalis var. angustifrons (Kitag.) Kitag.
Stipa extremiorientalis var. pubicalyx Ohwi
Stipa japonica (Hack.) Hack. ex Nakai
Stipa komarovii P.A.Smirn.
Stipa pekinensis Hance
Stipa pekinensis var. angustifrons Kitag.
Stipa sibirica var. effusa Maxim.
Stipa sibirica var. japonica Hack.

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Repina Tatyana, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Repina Tatyana, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Repina Tatyana, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Violetta Dzizyurova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Repina Tatyana, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Violetta Dzizyurova, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.