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Shortleaf woollygrass

Erioneuron avenaceum (Kunth) Tateoka

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Erioneuron

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Common names

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English
Shortleaf woollygrass

Synonyms

  • Dasyochloa avenacea (Kunth) Steud.
  • Koeleria avenacea (Kunth) Spreng.
  • Sieglingia avenacea Kuntze
  • Tricuspis avenacea (Kunth) Thurb. ex A.Gray
  • Tricuspis avenaceus (Kunth) Thurb. ex A.Gray
  • Tridens avenaceus (Kunth) Hitchc.
  • Tridens avenaceus var. avenaceus
  • Triodia avenacea Kunth
  • Triodia avenacea var. avenacea
  • Uralepis avenacea (Kunth) Kunth

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.