Poaceae
Toothache grass
Ctenium aromaticum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Ctenium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Toothache grass
Synonyms
- Aegilops aromatica Walter
- Aplocera maritima Raf.
- Campuloa gracilis Desv.
- Campuloa macrostachys Steud.
- Campuloa monostachya Roem. & Schult.
- Campulosus aromaticus (Walter) Scribn.
- Campulosus gangitis (L.) Kuntze
- Campulosus gracilior Desv.
- Campulosus gracilis Bertol.
- Campulosus macrostachys Steud.
- Campulosus monostachyos (Michx.) P.Beauv.
- Campulosus monostachyus (Michx.) P.Beauv.
- Chloris monostachya Michx.
- Chloris piperita Steud.
- Ctenium americanum Spreng.
- Ctenium carolinianum Panz.
- Ctenium gangitis (L.) Druce
- Ctenium gangitum (L.) Druce
- Cynodon monostachyus (Michx.) Raspail
- Monerma gangitis (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Monocera aromatica (Walter) Elliott
- Nardus gangitis L.
- Nardus scorpioides Lam.
- Rottboellia scorpioides Steud.
- Triatherus aromaticus (Walter) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: John D. Byrd, Mississippi State University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.