Poaceae
Citronella grass
Cymbopogon nardus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cymbopogon
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Common names
By language (19)
- Afrikaans
- Reuseterpentyngras
- arz
- سيمبوبوجون ناردوس
- Burmese
- စပါးလင်ဆီမွှေး
- Chinese
- 亚香茅, 香茅, 亞香茅, 柠檬草（香茅）, 金桔草, 柠檬草
- Dutch
- Citronella
- English
- Citronella grass
- gor
- Timbuwale Monu
- Hungarian
- Citronella
- Indonesian
- Serai wangi
- Japanese
- シトロネラ, コウスイガヤ, シトロネラグラス
- Javanese
- Seré
- Kannada
- ಕಮಾಚಿ ಹುಲ್ಲು
- kge
- Sorai Betawi
- Korean
- 시트로넬라
- Malay
- Serai wangi
- Sinhala
- පැගිරි
- Sundanese
- Séréh wangi
- Thai
- ตะไคร้หอม
- Vietnamese
- Sả
Synonyms
- Andropogon citrosus Steud.
- Andropogon confertiflorus Steud.
- Andropogon grandis Nees ex Steud.
- Andropogon hamulatus Nees ex Steud.
- Andropogon nardus L.
- Andropogon nardus subsp. grandis (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.
- Andropogon nardus subsp. nilagiricus Hack.
- Andropogon nardus var. confertiflorus (Steud.) Stapf ex Bor
- Andropogon nardus var. luridus Hook.f.
- Andropogon nardus var. prolixus Stapf
- Andropogon nardus var. validus Stapf
- Andropogon nardus var. zeyheri Hack.
- Andropogon nilagiricus Hochst. ex Hack.
- Andropogon nilagiricus Hochst.
- Andropogon pseudohirtus Steud.
- Andropogon thwaitesii Hook.f.
- Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf
- Cymbopogon claessensii Robyns
- Cymbopogon confertiflorus (Steud.) Stapf
- Cymbopogon nardus subsp. nilgiricus Hack.
- Cymbopogon nardus var. confertiflorus (Steud.) Bor
- Cymbopogon nardus var. luridus (Hook.f.) N.Rama Rao
- Cymbopogon nardus var. nardus
- Cymbopogon prolixus (Stapf) E.Phillips
- Cymbopogon thwaitesii (Hook.f.) Willis
- Cymbopogon validus (Stapf) Stapf
- Cymbopogon validus var. lysocladus Stapf
- Cymbopogon virgatus Stapf ex Bor
- Lagurus paniculatus Burm.f.
- Sorghum nardus (L.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: elawrey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: alanbedfordshaw, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.