Poaceae
Paddle grass
Ischaemum polystachyum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Ischaemum
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Ischaemum polystachyumPoaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 簇穗鸭嘴草
- English
- Paddle grass
Synonyms
- Andropogon arcuatus (Nees) Steud.
- Andropogon bourouensis Steud.
- Andropogon chordatus (Trin.) Steud.
- Andropogon fasciculatus (Brongn.) Steud.
- Andropogon mariannae Steud.
- Andropogon medius Steud.
- Andropogon paniceus Steud.
- Andropogon submembranaceus Steud.
- Argopogon vuilletii Mimeur
- Ischaemopogon arcuatus (Nees) Griseb.
- Ischaemopogon arcuatus (Nees) B.D.Jacks.
- Ischaemum arcuatum (Nees) Stapf
- Ischaemum cordatum (Trin.) Hack. ex Warb.
- Ischaemum digitatum Brongn.
- Ischaemum digitatum var. polystachyum (J.Presl) Hack.
- Ischaemum duthiei Stapf ex Bor
- Ischaemum fasciculatum Brongn.
- Ischaemum fasciculatum var. arcuatum (Nees) Hack.
- Ischaemum hirtum Hack.
- Ischaemum intermedium Brongn.
- Ischaemum junodii Hack.
- Ischaemum lacei Stapf ex Bor
- Ischaemum mellei Stent
- Ischaemum nilagiricum Hack.
- Ischaemum paniceum Chauv. ex Steud.
- Ischaemum pilosum Nees ex Trimen
- Ischaemum plumulosum Stapf ex Ridl.
- Ischaemum polystachyum var. chordatum (Trin.) Fosberg & Sachet
- Ischaemum polystachyum var. hillii Fosberg & Sachet
- Ischaemum polystachyum var. intermedium (Brongn.) Fosberg & Sachet
- Ischaemum polystachyum var. polystachyum
- Ischaemum purpurascens Stapf
- Ischaemum rivale Hack.
- Ischaemum stipitatum Chiov.
- Ischaemum taborense Pilg.
- Ischaemum tallanum Rendle
- Ischaemum timorense var. chordatum (Trin.) Hack.
- Ischaemum todayense Elmer
- Ischaemum turneri Hack.
- Microstegium rupestre (Ridl.) A.Camus
and 5 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.