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Chrysopogon filipes (Benth.) Reeder

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Chrysopogon

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Chrysopogon filipes: Native, warm-season, perennial, densely tufted grass to 1 m tall; plants are often leaning over due to the effects of water flow. Stems are branched and short r
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Andropogon elongatus var. filipes (Benth.) Hack.
  • Chrysopogon elongatus var. filipes Benth.
  • Chrysopogon filipes var. arundinaceus Reeder
  • Chrysopogon gryllus var. spiciger Maiden & Betche
  • Chrysopogon gryllus var. spicigerus Maiden & Betche
  • Rhaphis elongata var. filipes (Benth.) Keng
  • Vetiveria filipes (Benth.) C.E.Hubb.
  • Vetiveria filipes var. arundinacea (Reeder) Jansen
  • Vetiveria intermedia S.T.Blake

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.