Poaceae

Tapertip false wheatgrass

Eremopyrum bonaepartis (Spreng.) Nevski

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eremopyrum

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 光穗旱麦草
English: Tapertip false wheatgrass

Synonyms

Agropyron biforme Fig. & De Not.
Agropyron bonaepartis (Spreng.) T.Durand & Schinz
Agropyron bonaepartis var. pilosum Grossh.
Agropyron bonaepartis var. subacaule Roshev.
Agropyron hirsutum (Bertol.) Skalicky & V.Jirasek
Agropyron kotschyanum Boiss. & Hohen.
Agropyron orientale var. sublanuginosum Drobow
Agropyron patulum Trin.
Agropyron squarrosum Link
Agropyron squarrosum var. kotschyanum (Boiss. & Hohen.) Hack.
Agropyron turkestanicum Gand.
Costia squarrosa Willk.
Dasypyrum sinaicum (Steud.) P.Candargy
Eremopyrum bonaepartis f. hirsutum (Bertol.) Bowden
Eremopyrum bonaepartis subsp. hirsutum (Bertol.) Melderis
Eremopyrum bonaepartis subsp. sublanuginosum (Drobow) Á.Löve
Eremopyrum bonaepartis var. aristatum Cabi & Dogan
Eremopyrum bonaepartis var. bonaepartis
Eremopyrum bonaepartis var. confusum (Melderis) C.Yen & J.L.Yang
Eremopyrum bonaepartis var. hirsutum (Bertol.) Grossh.
Eremopyrum bonaepartis var. pakistanicum Melderis
Eremopyrum bonaepartis var. sinaicum (Steud.) Cabi & Dogan
Eremopyrum bonaepartis var. sublanuginosum (Drobow) Melderis
Eremopyrum bonaepartis var. turkestanicum (Gand.) Tzvelev
Eremopyrum confusum Melderis
Eremopyrum confusum var. glabrum Melderis
Eremopyrum confusum var. pakistanicum (Melderis) Melderis
Eremopyrum confusum var. sublanuginosum (Drobow) Cabi & Dogan
Eremopyrum hirsutum (Bertol.) Nevski
Eremopyrum kotschyanum (Boiss. & Hohen.) P.Candargy
Eremopyrum patulum (Willd.) P.Candargy
Eremopyrum sinaicum (Steud.) C.Yen & J.L.Yang
Eremopyrum squarrosum Jaub. & Spach
Eremopyrum squarrosum var. hirsutum (Bertol.) P.Candargy
Hordeum hirsutum Bertol.
Hordeum villosum Steud.
Secale pungens Pers.
Triticum bonaepartis Spreng.
Triticum kotschyanum (Boiss. & Hohen.) Boiss. ex Steud.
Triticum orientale var. squarrosum Regel

and 4 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Royal Botanic Garden Herbarium, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wolfgang Ahlmer, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.