Poaceae

Spike grass

Elytrophorus spicatus (Willd.) A.Camus

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Elytrophorus

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Spike grass: Elytrophorus spicatus on a swamp, just east of Narran Lake Nature Reserve, NSW, alongside Myriophyllum — Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Bambara: Dalasaɲɔ
Chinese: 总苞草
English: Spike grass

Synonyms

Dactylis spicata Willd.
Echinalysium articulatum (P.Beauv.) Kunth
Echinalysium articulatum Trin.
Echinalysium strictum Trin.
Elytrophorus articulatus P.Beauv.
Phleum glomeruliflorum Steud.
Sesleria spicata (Willd.) Spreng.

Photos

Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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). About our plant data.