Poaceae

Wildcane

Gynerium sagittatum (Aubl.) P.Beauv.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Gynerium

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Wildcane: Gynerium sagittatum , Süßgräser (Poaceae) - Costa Rica: Prov. Puntarenas, La Gamba NW Golfito, Valle Bonito — Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

English: Wildcane
French: Canne flèche, Canne fleche
German: Gynerieae
Haitian Creole: Wozo
Korean: 기네리움
Portuguese: Cana-do-rio, Acara-uba
Spanish: Cana amarga, Cana brava, Cana flecha, Caña blanca

Synonyms

Arundo sagittata (Aubl.) Pers.
Saccharum sagittatum Aubl.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Haplochromis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.