Poaceae

New zealand wind grass

Anemanthele lessoniana (Steud.) Veldkamp

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Anemanthele

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New zealand wind grass: Anemanthele lessoniana — Photo: Photo by Flickr user hortulus ; heavily cropped by Hesperian, so don't blame hor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: رزية قاسية, عذم قصبي
Chinese: 新西兰风草, 雉尾茅
English: New zealand wind grass, Pheasant grass

Synonyms

Agrostis lessoniana Steud.
Agrostis procera A.Rich.
Agrostis rigida R.Lesson ex A.Rich.
Apera arundinacea Hook.f.
Apera purpurascens Colenso
Dichelachne procera Steud.
Dichelachne procera Trin. & Rupr.
Dichelachne rigida Steud.
Oryzopsis lessoniana (Steud.) Veldkamp
Oryzopsis rigida (Steud.) Zotov
Stipa arundinacea (Hook.f.) Benth.

Photos

Photo: Photo by Flickr user hortulus ; heavily cropped by Hesperian, so don't blame hor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.