Poaceae
Clovenfoot plumegrass
Dichelachne crinita
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Dichelachne
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Clovenfoot plumegrass
Synonyms
- Agrostis barbata Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.
- Agrostis crinita (L.f.) R.Br.
- Anthoxanthum crinitum L.f.
- Apera crinita P.Beauv.
- Cinna crinita Trin.
- Deyeuxia crinita (L.f.) Zotov
- Dichelachne comata Trin. & Rupr.
- Dichelachne crinita var. intermedia Hack.
- Dichelachne forsteriana Trin. & Rupr.
- Dichelachne hookeriana Trin. & Rupr.
- Dichelachne longiseta Trin. & Rupr.
- Muhlenbergia crinita (L.f.) Trin.
- Muhlenbergia mollicoma Nees
- Vilfa crinita P.Beauv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.