Poaceae
Indian walnut
Aeluropus littoralis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Aeluropus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 马绊草, 獐毛草, 刺叶獐毛, 刺葉獐毛, 微药獐毛, 微藥獐毛, 密穗小獐毛, 小叶芦
- English
- Indian walnut
Synonyms
- Aeluropus hirsutus Munro
- Aeluropus hirtulus (S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang) Tzvelev
- Aeluropus intermedius Regel
- Aeluropus korshinskyi Tzvelev
- Aeluropus laevis var. dasyphyllus Trautv.
- Aeluropus littoralis subsp. intermedius (Regel) Tzvelev
- Aeluropus littoralis subsp. korshinskyi (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
- Aeluropus littoralis subsp. kuschkensis Tzvelev
- Aeluropus littoralis subsp. micrantherus (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
- Aeluropus littoralis subsp. pungens (K.Koch) Tzvelev
- Aeluropus littoralis subsp. sinensis (Debeaux) Tzvelev
- Aeluropus littoralis var. chevalieri Sennen
- Aeluropus littoralis var. dasyphyllus (Trautv.) Roshev.
- Aeluropus littoralis var. hispidula Halácsy
- Aeluropus littoralis var. hispidulus Halácsy
- Aeluropus littoralis var. intermedius Coss. & Durieu
- Aeluropus littoralis var. micrantherus (Tzvelev) K.L.Chang
- Aeluropus littoralis var. sinensis Debeaux
- Aeluropus littoralis var. sinkiangensis G.L.Zhang
- Aeluropus micrantherus Tzvelev
- Aeluropus pungens K.Koch
- Aeluropus pungens var. hirtulus S.L.Chen & X.L.Yang
- Aeluropus pungens var. sinkiangensis (G.L.Zhang) G.L.Zhang
- Aeluropus sinensis (Debeaux) Tzvelev
- Agrostis pungens Pall. ex Georgi
- Calotheca littoralis (Gouan) Spreng.
- Chamaedactylis maritima T.Nees
- Dactylis distichophylla Brign.
- Dactylis littoralis (Gouan) Willd.
- Dactylis maritima Schrad.
- Dactylis maritima var. littoralis (Gouan) Rchb.
- Koeleria littoralis (Gouan) Bory & Chaub.
- Melica littoralis (Gouan) Raspail
- Poa littoralis Gouan
- Poa pungens M.Bieb.
- Triticum supinum Schrank
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Jean.claude, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jesenia K., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Наталья Пикалова, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MW Herbarium, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Indian walnut: Aeluropus littoralis — Herbarium specimen from Tenuta di Tombolo (Parco di MSRM), al Bosco dell'Ulivo (Pisa), [WGS84, 43.60451 N, 10.35298 E], ambienti salmastr](/plants/aeluropus-littoralis/photos/2502ffb6d33a70ed-s.webp?w=500)
Photo: Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Pisa, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons ![Indian walnut: Aeluropus littoralis — Herbarium specimen from Tenuta di Tombolo (Parco di MSRM), al Bosco dell'Ulivo (Pisa), [WGS84, 43.60451 N, 10.35298 E], ambienti salmastr](/plants/aeluropus-littoralis/photos/a0671e84d21b7669-s.webp?w=500)
Photo: Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Pisa, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
![Indian walnut: Aeluropus littoralis — Herbarium specimen from Tenuta di Tombolo (Parco di MSRM), al Bosco dell'Ulivo (Pisa), [WGS84, 43.60451 N, 10.35298 E], ambienti salmastr](/plants/aeluropus-littoralis/photos/2502ffb6d33a70ed-l.webp)
![Indian walnut: Aeluropus littoralis — Herbarium specimen from Tenuta di Tombolo (Parco di MSRM), al Bosco dell'Ulivo (Pisa), [WGS84, 43.60451 N, 10.35298 E], ambienti salmastr](/plants/aeluropus-littoralis/photos/a0671e84d21b7669-l.webp)
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.