Poaceae
Memphisgrass
Cutandia memphitica
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cutandia
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Cutandia memphiticaPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Memphisgrass
Synonyms
- Cutandia dichotoma var. memphitica (Spreng.) Maire & Weiller
- Cutandia scleropoides Willk.
- Dactylis memphitica Spreng.
- Dinebra divaricata P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Festuca caspica (K.Koch) Steud.
- Festuca divaricata var. memphitica (Spreng.) Coss. & Durieu
- Festuca memphitica (Spreng.) Boiss. ex Coss.
- Sclerochloa memphitica (Spreng.) Nyman
- Scleropoa caspica K.Koch
- Scleropoa memphitica Boiss.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.