Poaceae
Foldedleaf grass
Diectomis fastigiata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Diectomis
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Diectomis fastigiataPoaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Bambara
- Yayale
- English
- Foldedleaf grass
Synonyms
- Andropogon diatherus Steud.
- Andropogon fastigiatus Sw.
- Andropogon hochstetteri Steud.
- Cymbachne fastigiata (Sw.) Roberty
- Diectomis fasciculata P.Beauv.
- Heteropogon hochstetteri (Steud.) Andersson
- Pollinia fastigiata (Sw.) Spreng.
- Sorghum fastigiatum (Sw.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
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.