Poaceae
Caribbean fingergrass
Eustachys paspaloides
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Eustachys
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Bruinhoenderspoor
- English
- Caribbean fingergrass, Brown Rhodes grass
Synonyms
- Anatherum muticum P.Beauv.
- Andropogon capensis Houtt.
- Andropogon muticus L.
- Chloris capensis Thell.
- Chloris equitans Trin.
- Chloris paspaloides Hochst.
- Cynosurus paspaloides Vahl
- Eustachys capensis Chiov.
- Eustachys mutica Cufod.
- Eustachys paspaloides subsp. paspaloides
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.