Poaceae

Black-seed grass

Alloteropsis semialata (R.Br.) Hitchc.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Alloteropsis

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Black-seed grass (Alloteropsis semialata) — FlowerPhoto: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Afrikaans: Donkersaadgras
Chinese: 毛穎草, 毛颖草
English: Black-seed grass
Hebrew: נורמן ארתור ווייקפילד
Igbo: Black-seed grass
Malagasy: Ahitomendry, Ahitrakanga, Horona, Tongolonakanga

Synonyms

Alloteropsis semialata var. semialata
Alloteropsis semialata var. viatica (Griff.) J.L.Ellis & Karth.
Axonopus semialatus (R.Br.) Hook.f.
Axonopus semialatus var. ambigua (Honda) Makino & Nemoto
Coridochloa semialata (R.Br.) Nees ex Benth.
Coridochloa semialata (R.Br.) Nees ex Lindl.
Coridochloa semialata (R.Br.) Nees
Oplismenus semialatus (R.Br.) Desv.
Panicum philippicum Náves
Panicum semialatum R.Br.
Paspalum semialatum (Hook.f.) Eyles
Urochloa semialata Kunth

Flowers

In flower: March to May, September to January (from 97 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Scott W. Gavins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marjorie Lundgren, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Lachlan Copeland, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.