Poaceae
Enneapogon persicus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Enneapogon
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Common names
By language (3)
- Armenian
- Իննաքիստ պարսկական
- Chinese
- 波斯九顶草
- Persian
- دمخرگوشی ایرانی
Synonyms
- Calotheca elegans Wight & Arn. ex Steud.
- Enneapogon dipsaceus Wall. ex Hook.f.
- Enneapogon elegans (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf
- Enneapogon glumosus (Hochst.) Maire & Weiller
- Enneapogon schimperianus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Renvoize
- Ischaemum papposum Rottler ex Hook.f.
- Pappophorum aucheri Jaub. & Spach
- Pappophorum elegans Nees ex Steud.
- Pappophorum glumosum Hochst.
- Pappophorum persicum Steud.
- Pappophorum schimperianum Hochst.
- Pappophorum turcomanicum Trautv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos

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Photo: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, CC BY 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.