Poaceae

Jaraguagrass

Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Hyparrhenia

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Common names

By language (10)

Amharic: ሰንበሌጥ
Arabic: حمرور أحمر
arz: حمرور احمر
Chinese: 红苞茅
dag: Zahiŋkoloɣu
English: Jaraguagrass
mzn: ژاراگوا
Persian: نریشت بزرگ
Portuguese: Jaraguá
Spanish: Yaragua

Synonyms

Andropogon fulvicomus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Andropogon rufus (Nees) Kunth
Cymbopogon rufus (Nees) Rendle
Sorghum rufum Kuntze
Trachypogon rufus Nees

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.