Poaceae
Asian watergrass
Hygroryza aristata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Hygroryza
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Common names
By language (8)
- Chinese
- 水禾, 水禾属, 水禾屬
- Dutch
- Hygroryza
- English
- Asian watergrass
- German
- Schwimmreis
- Japanese
- ヒルムシロシバ
- Portuguese
- Hygroryza, Hygrorhiza
- Spanish
- Hygroryza
- Thai
- หญ้าพองลม
Synonyms
- Leersia aristata (Retz.) Roxb.
- Pharus aristatus Retz.
- Pharus natans Russell ex Steud.
- Potamochloa aristata (Roxb.) McClell.
- Potamochloa retzii Griff.
- Zizania aristata (Retz.) Kunth
- Zizania retzii Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
LeavesPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Schurdl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sandipan Das, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Schurdl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sandipan Das, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Schurdl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Schurdl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sandipan Das, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.