Poaceae
Limpograss
Hemarthria altissima
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Hemarthria
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 大牛鞭草, 牛鞭草, 脱节草
- English
- Limpograss
- Finnish
- Isoloippoheinä
- French
- Hémarthrie Comprimée
- Hausa
- Ɗamarage
Synonyms
- Andropogon altissimus (Poir.) Raspail
- Andropogon fasciculatus Raspail
- Hemarthria capensis Trin.
- Hemarthria caudiculata Steud.
- Hemarthria compressa subsp. altissima (Poir.) Maire
- Hemarthria compressa var. altissima (Poir.) Maire
- Hemarthria compressa var. fasciculata (Hack.) Keng
- Hemarthria fasciculata Kunth
- Hemarthria fasciculata subsp. altissima (Poir.) Maire ex Zangh.
- Hemarthria fasciculata var. gracilis Boiss.
- Hemarthria fasciculata var. gracilis Balansa
- Hemarthria guyanensis Steud.
- Lepturus fasciculatus Trin.
- Lodicularia capensis Nees
- Lodicularia fasciculata P.Beauv.
- Lodicularia peruviana Meyen
- Manisuris altissima (Poir.) Hitchc.
- Manisuris fasciculata (Hack.) Hitchc.
- Rottboellia altissima Poir.
- Rottboellia articulata Thunb. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Rottboellia compressa subvar. capensis (Trin.) Roberty
- Rottboellia compressa subvar. gracilis (Boiss.) Roberty
- Rottboellia compressa var. fasciculata (Lam.) Hack.
- Rottboellia fasciculata Lam.
- Rottboellia heterochroa Gand.
- Rottboellia spathacea Ten.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.