Poaceae
Tussock panicgrass
Dichanthelium cynodon
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Dichanthelium
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Dichanthelium cynodonPoaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tussock panicgrass
Synonyms
- Dichanthelium forbesii (Hitchc.) C.A.Clark & Gould
- Panicum alakaiense Skottsb.
- Panicum baltodes H.St.John
- Panicum cynodon Reichardt
- Panicum forbesii Hitchc.
- Panicum hobdyi H.St.John
- Panicum imbricatum Hillebr.
- Panicum imbricatum f. minus Skottsb.
- Panicum imbricatum f. molokaiense Skottsb.
- Panicum imbricatum var. oreoboloides Whitney
- Panicum lamiatile H.St.John
- Panicum lustriale H.St.John
- Panicum oreoboloides (Whitney) Skottsb.
- Panicum oreoboloides var. subimbricatum Skottsb.
- Panicum pepeopaeense H.St.John
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: native
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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.