Poaceae

Andropogon distachyos L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Andropogon

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Andropogon distachyos (Andropogon distachyos) — FlowerPhoto: Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Russian: Бородач двухколосый

Synonyms

Andropogon distachyos subvar. alpinus Chiov.
Andropogon distachyos subvar. luxurians Chiov.
Andropogon distachyos var. dasystachys Hack.
Andropogon distachyos var. hirtus Chiov.
Andropogon sanguinarius Schreb.
Apluda distachya (L.) P.Beauv.
Chrysopogon distachyos (L.) L.Rossi
Holcus distachyos Cat.
Holcus liburnicus Scop.
Pollinia distachya (L.) Spreng.
Sorghum distachyum (L.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 24 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Noé Fleury Frouart, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Taken by Carsten Niehaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Josep Gesti, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.