Poaceae
Mauritanian grass
Ampelodesmos mauritanicus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Ampelodesmos
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Common names
By language (11)
- Catalan
- Càrritx
- Chinese
- 海岛架绳草
- English
- Mauritanian grass
- German
- Diss, Dissgras, Diß, Mauretanisches Bartgras
- Hungarian
- Ampelodesmos
- Italian
- Disa, Saracchio, Stramma
- kab
- Idles
- Korean
- 암펠로데스모스
- nap
- Štramma
- shi
- Ummad
- Telugu
- అడవికిక్కసగడ్డి
Synonyms
- Ampelodesmos ampelodesmos (Cirillo) Kerguélen
- Ampelodesmos bicolor (Poir.) Kunth
- Ampelodesmos effusus Steud.
- Ampelodesmos festucoides Steud.
- Ampelodesmos mauritanicus f. parviflorus Pau
- Ampelodesmos mauritanicus var. bicolor (Poir.) Fiori
- Ampelodesmos mauritanicus var. effusus (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Ampelodesmos mauritanicus var. squarrosus (Coss. & Durieu) T.Durand & Schinz
- Ampelodesmos tenax (Vahl) Link
- Ampelodesmos tenax var. bicolor (Poir.) Fiori
- Ampelodesmos tenax var. concolor Lojac.
- Ampelodesmos tenax var. microstachys Trab.
- Ampelodonax bicolor (Poir.) Lojac.
- Arundo ampelodesmos Cirillo
- Arundo bicolor Desf.
- Arundo bicolor Poir.
- Arundo biflora Lam.
- Arundo festucoides Desf.
- Arundo festucoides f. grandiflora Pau
- Arundo mauritanica Poir.
- Arundo pliniana var. mauritanica (Poir.) Parl.
- Arundo tenax Vahl
- Avena festucoides (Desf.) Raspail
- Calamagrostis bicolor J.F.Gmel.
- Deyeuxia arundinacea P.Beauv.
- Donax ampelodesmos C.Presl
- Donax bicolor (Poir.) P.Beauv.
- Donax festucoides (Desf.) P.Beauv.
- Donax mauritanicus (Poir.) P.Beauv.
- Donax tenax (Vahl) P.Beauv.
- Festuca elatior Ucria
- Stipa mauritanica (Poir.) Columbus & J.P.Sm.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 33 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mehdi Chetibi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Riccardo Rocca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: hecklemore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: by tato grasso, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pau Cabot, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: tato grasso, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: tato grasso, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: etrusko25, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: tato grasso, CC BY-SA 2.5, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.