Poaceae
Golden false beardgrass
Chrysopogon aciculatus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Chrysopogon
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Common names
By language (15)
- ace
- Ceumeucet
- Assamese
- বনগুটি
- ban
- Bajang-Bajang
- Bangla
- চোরকাঁটা
- Burmese
- နောက်ပိုးပင်, ငုံးမြက်
- Chinese
- 竹節草, 竹节草, 粘人草, 鸡谷草
- English
- Golden false beardgrass, Golden Beardgrass, lovegrass, Mackie's pest, needle grass, seed grass, spear grass
- Japanese
- オキナワミチシバ
- Malay
- Kemuncup
- Malayalam
- കുറുക്കൻ പുല്ല്
- pam
- Sulput
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈယႃႈႁၢမ်းဝၢဝ်း, ယိူဝ်ႈယႃႈၽၢႆး, ယႃႈၵႆႇတေႃႇ
- Sundanese
- Jukut jarum
- Thai
- หญ้าเจ้าชู้
- Tongan
- Matapekepeka
Synonyms
- Andropogon acicularis Willd.
- Andropogon acicularis Willd.
- Andropogon acicularis Roem. & Schult.
- Andropogon aciculatus Retz.
- Andropogon aculeatus Steud.
- Andropogon javanicus Steud.
- Andropogon subulatus J.Presl
- Centrophorum chinense Trin.
- Chrysopogon acicularis Duthie
- Chrysopogon aciculatus var. elatior Benth.
- Chrysopogon aciculatus var. longifolius Buse
- Chrysopogon subulatus (J.Presl) Trin. ex Steud.
- Chrysopogon trivialis (Lour.) Arn. & Nees
- Holcus aciculatus (Retz.) R.Br.
- Rhaphis acicularis Desv.
- Rhaphis aciculata Honda
- Rhaphis javanica Nees ex Steud.
- Rhaphis trivalvis Kunth
- Rhaphis trivialis Lour.
- Rhaphis zizanioides var. aciculatus (Retz.) Roberty
- Sorghum aciculatum (Retz.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: native
Photos
Photo: Tu7uh, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gihan Jayaweera, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.