Poaceae
Shortleaf skeletongrass
Gymnopogon brevifolius
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Gymnopogon
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Gymnopogon brevifoliusPoaceae
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Common names
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- English
- Shortleaf skeletongrass
Synonyms
- Anthopogon brevifolius Trin.
- Anthopogon filiformis Nutt.
- Gymnopogon racemosus var. filiformis (Nutt.) Chapm.
- Gymnopogon racemosus var. racemosus
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.