Poaceae
Kleberg's bluestem
Dichanthium annulatum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Dichanthium
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 双花草, 雙花草
- English
- Kleberg's bluestem, Kleberg bluestem, Sheda Grass, bluestem, Diaz bluestem, Hindi grass, Kleberg bluestem, marvel grass, ringed dichanthium, Angleton Grass
- Gujarati
- જીંજવો
- Hebrew
- זקנונית הטבעות
- Persian
- چمن گرهریش
- Tamil
- மார்வெல் புல்
Synonyms
- Andropogon annulatus Forssk.
- Andropogon nodosus Nash
- Dichanthium nodosum Willemet
- Gymnandropogon annulatus (Forssk.) Duthie
- Lepeocercis annulata (Forssk.) Nees
- Sorghum annulatum (Forssk.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- October to May (from 175 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Harry Rose, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 潘立傑 LICHIEH_PAN, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: José Garrido, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, 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.