Poaceae
Gray clubawn grass
Corynephorus canescens
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Corynephorus
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Common names
By language (20)
- Belarusian
- Булаваносец сіваваты, Булаваносец блакітны, Булаваносец сівы
- csb
- Sëwô mietelnica
- Czech
- Paličkovec šedavý
- Danish
- Almindelig Sandskæg
- Dutch
- Buntgras
- English
- Gray clubawn grass, Grey hair-grass
- Esperanto
- Griza korineforo
- Estonian
- Roosakas hõberohi
- Finnish
- Hopeaheinä
- French
- Corynéphore
- German
- Silbergras, Gewöhnliches Silbergras, Graues Silbergras
- hsb
- Wšědna šćótka
- Latvian
- Iesirmā kāpsmildzene
- Lithuanian
- Smiltyninis šepetukas
- Macedonian
- Сребреника
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Sandskjegg
- Polish
- Szczotlicha siwa
- Russian
- Булавоносец седоватый, Вейнгертнерия сероватая
- Swedish
- Borsttåtel
- Welsh
- Brigwellt llwyd
Synonyms
- Agrostis canescens (L.) Salisb.
- Aira breviculmis Loisel.
- Aira canescens L.
- Aira canescens var. glauca Roth
- Aira canescens var. glaucescens Pauquy
- Aira canescens var. gracilescens Pauquy
- Aira triflora Willd. ex Steud.
- Aira variegata St.-Amans
- Avena canescens (L.) Weber
- Corynephorus canescens f. pallida (Beckh.) Soó
- Corynephorus canescens f. viridis (Asch. & Graebn.) Soó
- Corynephorus canescens subsp. maritimus (Godr.) Rivas Mart.
- Corynephorus canescens var. auratus Opiz
- Corynephorus canescens var. flavescens C.Klinggr.
- Corynephorus canescens var. intermedia Jallu
- Corynephorus canescens var. maritimus Godr.
- Corynephorus canescens var. minimus Parl.
- Corynephorus canescens var. minor Tinant
- Corynephorus canescens var. montana Cout.
- Corynephorus canescens var. variegatus Opiz
- Corynephorus incanescens Bubani
- Weingaertneria canescens (L.) Bernh.
- Weingaertneria canescens f. pallida Beckhaus
- Weingaertneria canescens var. pallida Beckh.
- Weingaertneria canescens var. viridis Asch. & Graebn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.