Poaceae
Sweet tanglehead
Heteropogon melanocarpus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Heteropogon
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 黑果黄茅
- English
- Sweet tanglehead
Synonyms
- Andropogon melanocarpus Elliott
- Andropogon polystictus Hochst. ex Steud.
- Andropogon scrobiculatus (Nees) Kunth
- Cymbopogon melanocarpus (Elliott) Spreng.
- Heteropogon acuminatus Trin.
- Heteropogon betafensis A.Camus
- Heteropogon polystictus Hochst.
- Heteropogon scrobiculatus (Nees) E.Fourn.
- Sorghum melanocarpum Kuntze
- Spirotheros melanocarpus Raf.
- Stipa melanocarpa Muhl.
- Trachypogon scrobiculatus Nees
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- 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.