Poaceae
Stargrass
Cynodon plectostachyus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Cynodon
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Reusestergras
- Arabic
- نجيل مضفر السنابل
- Chinese
- 星草
- English
- Stargrass
Synonyms
- Cynodon plectostachyus var. ruspolianus (Chiov.) Chiov.
- Cynodon ruspolianus Chiov.
- Leptochloa plectostachya K.Schum.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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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.