Poaceae
Weeping fingergrass
Eustachys distichophylla
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eustachys
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Eustachys distichophyllaPoaceae
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Common names
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- English
- Weeping fingergrass
Synonyms
- Chloris acuminata Trin.
- Chloris confertifolia Trin.
- Chloris distichophylla Lag.
- Chloris distichophylla var. acuminata (Trin.) Hack.
- Chloris distichophylla var. genuina Hack.
- Chloris fasciculata Schrad.
- Eustachys confertifolia (Trin.) Kunth
- Paspalum superbum Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.