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Poaceae

Sweet woodreed

Cinna arundinacea L.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Cinna

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Common names

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English
Sweet woodreed, Common wood reed, Common wood reed grass, Common wood reed-grass, Common wood reedgrass, Common woodreed, Stout wood reed, Stout wood reed grass

Synonyms

  • Agrostis cinna Retz.
  • Agrostis rubicunda Bosc ex Desv.
  • Cinna agrostidea P.Beauv. ex Steud.
  • Cinna arundinacea var. arundinacea
  • Cinna arundinacea var. inexpansa Fernald & Griscom
  • Muhlenbergia cinna (Retz.) Trin.

Flowers

Flower colour
green (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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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.