Poaceae
Arundinella nepalensis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Arundinella
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Riviergras
- Chinese
- 尼泊爾火茅, 石芒草, 吹鸡秆, 石清草, 石珍芒, 硬骨草, 毛轴野古草
- Malagasy
- Bozaka, Fantaka, Kitsangy
Synonyms
- Acratherum miliaceum Link
- Arundinella acratherum Nees ex Steud.
- Arundinella ecklonii Nees
- Arundinella ecklonii var. major C.E.Hubb.
- Arundinella glabra Hook. & Arn.
- Arundinella miliacea (Link) Nees
- Arundinella nepalensis var. xerophila Ibaragi
- Arundinella pilaxilis B.S.Sun & Z.H.Hu
- Arundinella pilomarginata B.S.Sun
- Arundinella rigida Nees
- Arundinella ritchei Munro ex Lisboa
- Arundinella virgata Janowski
- Orthopogon agrostoides Trevir. ex Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos

Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shahid Nawaz Landge, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.