Poaceae
Chapman's skeletongrass
Gymnopogon chapmanianus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Gymnopogon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Chapman's skeletongrass
Synonyms
- Gymnopogon floridanus Swallen
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: aispinsects, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Valerie Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.