Poaceae
Castrate carpgrass
Arthraxon castratus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Arthraxon
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Arthraxon castratusPoaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 海南荩草, 海南藎草
- English
- Castrate carpgrass, Castrate carpetgrass
Synonyms
- Andropogon castratus Griff.
- Andropogon pilipes Backer
- Andropogon rudis Steud.
- Arthraxon dalatensis A.Camus ex Em.Schmid
- Arthraxon hainanensis Keng & S.L.Chen
- Arthraxon pilipes Backer
- Arthraxon rudis (Steud.) Hochst.
- Batratherum rude Nees ex Steud.
- Sorghum rude (Steud.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
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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.