Poaceae

Hairy cupgrass

Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) Kunth

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eriochloa

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Hairy cupgrass (Eriochloa villosa) — FlowerPhoto: Marilynn Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 野黍, 唤猪草, 拉拉草, 蟹
Czech: Chlupatka srstnatá
English: Hairy cupgrass

Synonyms

Eriochloa villosa f. depauperata Roshev.
Eriochloa villosa f. distachya Hack.
Eriochloa villosa var. stenantha Ohwi
Helopus villosus Nees ex Steud.
Panicum tuberculiflorum Steud.
Paspalum distichum Houtt.
Paspalum villosum Thunb.

Flowers

In flower: May, August (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Marilynn Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: CatherineK, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Никульчев Константин, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rose Zappa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joseph D Kurtz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Evan Barker, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Randy A Nonenmacher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jeff Hansen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.