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Purple false oat

Graphephorum melicoides (Michx.) Desv.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Graphephorum

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Common names

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English
Purple false oat

Synonyms

  • Agrostis airoides (Poir.) Raspail
  • Aira melicoides Michx.
  • Aira triaristata E.D.Clarke
  • Arundo airoides Poir.
  • Calamagrostis airoides (Poir.) Steud.
  • Deyeuxia airoides (Poir.) P.Beauv.
  • Deyeuxia airoiodes (Poir.) P.Beauv.
  • Dupontia cooleyi A.Gray
  • Graphephorum cooleyi (A.Gray) Farw.
  • Graphephorum melicoides var. cooleyi (A.Gray) Scribn.
  • Graphephorum melicoides var. major A.Gray
  • Graphephorum melicoides var. majus A.Gray
  • Koeleria airoides (Poir.) Nutt. ex Steud.
  • Koeleria triaristata (E.D.Clarke) Schult.
  • Poa melicoides (Michx.) Nutt.
  • Triodia melicoides (Michx.) Spreng.
  • Trisetum melicoides (Michx.) Scribn.
  • Trisetum melicoides subsp. cooleyi (A.Gray) Scribn.
  • Trisetum melicoides var. cooleyi (A.Gray) Scribn.
  • Trisetum melicoides var. majus (A.Gray) Hitchc.
  • Trisetum melicoides var. melicoides

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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). About our plant data.