Poaceae
Small carpgrass
Arthraxon hispidus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Arthraxon
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 荩草, 藎草, 绿竹, 中亚荩草, 中亞藎草, 光亮荩草, 匿芒荩草, 日本荩草
- English
- Small carpgrass, Small carpetgrass
- Japanese
- コブナグサ
- Korean
- 조개풀
Synonyms
- Alectoridia quartiniana A.Rich.
- Andropogon alectoridia Steud.
- Andropogon amplexifolius Trin.
- Andropogon ciliaris (P.Beauv.) Raspail
- Andropogon lasiocoleus Steud.
- Andropogon micans (Nees) Steud.
- Andropogon plumbeus (Nees ex Arn.) Hochst.
- Andropogon violaceus B.Heyne ex Steud.
- Arthraxon caucasicus (Rupr. ex Regel) Tzvelev
- Arthraxon centrasiaticus (Griseb.) Gamajun.
- Arthraxon ciliaris P.Beauv.
- Arthraxon ciliaris subsp. langsdorffianus (Steud.) Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris subsp. langsdorffii (Trin.) Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris subsp. langsdorfii (Trin.) Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris subsp. quartinianus (A.Rich.) Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris subsp. submuticus (Regel) Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris subsp. vriesii (Buse) Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. australis Benth.
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. centrasiaticus (Griseb.) Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. centrasiaticus Ohwi
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. coloratus (Hochst.) Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. cryptatherus Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. genuinus Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. glabrescens Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. gracilis (Kunth) Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. hookeri Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. quartinianus (A.Rich.) Hack.
- Arthraxon ciliaris var. tenellus Benth.
- Arthraxon coloratus Hochst.
- Arthraxon cryptatherus (Hack.) Koidz.
- Arthraxon cryptatherus subsp. submuticus (Regel) Koidz.
- Arthraxon cryptatherus var. centrasiaticus (Griseb.) Koidz.
- Arthraxon cryptatherus var. ciliaris (P.Beauv.) Koidz.
- Arthraxon cuspidatus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Hochst.
- Arthraxon cuspidatus var. micans (Nees) Hack.
- Arthraxon glabrescens Andersson ex Hack.
- Arthraxon gracilis (Kunth) Hochst.
- Arthraxon hispidus f. brevisetus (Regel) Ohwi
- Arthraxon hispidus f. centrasiaticus (Griseb.) Ohwi
- Arthraxon hispidus f. formosanus Ohwi
and 97 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.