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Creeping bedgrass

Ichnanthus nemorosus (Sw.) Döll

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Ichnanthus

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Common names

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English
Creeping bedgrass

Synonyms

  • Echinolaena nemorosa (Sw.) Kunth
  • Hildaea nemorosa (Sw.) C.Silva & R.P.Oliveira
  • Ichnanthus colonarius K.E.Rogers
  • Ichnanthus gracilis Swallen
  • Ichnanthus nemorosus var. nemorosus
  • Ichnanthus nubigenus Swallen
  • Ichnanthus nubilis Chase
  • Ichnanthus tenuifolius K.E.Rogers
  • Milium nemorosum (Sw.) Moench
  • Panicum nemorosum Sw.
  • Panicum nemorosum var. nemorosum
  • Panicum nemorosum var. uncinatum Kuntze

Characteristics

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