Poaceae
Bearded skeletongrass
Gymnopogon ambiguus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Gymnopogon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bearded skeletongrass, Beard grass
Synonyms
- Agrostis boeckeleri Steud.
- Alloiatheros ambiguus (Michx.) Elliott ex Kunth
- Alloiatheros ambiguus Kunth
- Alloiatheros aristatus Raf.
- Alloiatheros lepturoides Steud.
- Andropogon ambiguus Michx.
- Anthopogon lepturoides Nutt.
- Gymnopogon distichophyllus Steud.
- Gymnopogon racemosus P.Beauv.
- Gymnopogon scoparius Trin.
- Sciadonardus distichophyllus Steud.
- Stipa expansa Willd. ex Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.