Poaceae
Barbas de indio
Andropogon bicornis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Andropogon
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Common names
By language (3)
- Dutch
- Kautere
- English
- Barbas de indio
- Spanish
- Barbas de indio
Synonyms
- Anatherum bicorne (L.) P.Beauv.
- Andropogon attenuatus Bertol.
- Andropogon bicornis var. absconditus Hack.
- Andropogon bicornis var. angustifolius Pilg.
- Andropogon bicornis var. burchellii Hack.
- Andropogon bicornis var. gracillimus Hack.
- Andropogon bicornis var. hybridus Hack.
- Andropogon bicornis var. paranensis Bertoni
- Andropogon bicornis var. virginicoides Hack.
- Andropogon heteranthus Steud.
- Rottboellia stipoides Steud.
- Saccharum bicorne (L.) Griseb.
- Sorghum bicorne (L.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.