Poaceae
Cleistogenes squarrosa
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cleistogenes
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 糙隐子草, 糙隠子草
- Czech
- Dvouřadec kostrbatý
- Russian
- Змеёвка растопыренная
Synonyms
- Cleistogenes andropogonoides Honda
- Cleistogenes squarrosa subsp. andropogonoides (Honda) Vorosch.
- Cleistogenes squarrosa var. longiaristata (Rendle) Keng
- Diplachne squarrosa (Trin.) Maxim.
- Diplachne squarrosa var. longiaristata Rendle
- Kengia andropogonoides (Honda) Packer
- Kengia squarrosa (Trin.) Packer
- Kengia squarrosa var. longearistata (Rendle) Packer
- Molinia squarrosa Trin. ex Ledeb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos

Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.