Poaceae
Harestail grass
Lagurus ovatus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Lagurus
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Common names
By language (26)
- Arabic
- شعر الأرنب
- arz
- شعر الارنب
- Asturian
- Rau de llebre
- Bulgarian
- Яйцевиден лагурус
- Catalan
- Cua de ca
- Chinese
- 兔尾草
- Corsican
- Coda di volpe
- Czech
- Zaječí ocásek vejčitý, Sametovka, Sametovka vejčitá
- Danish
- Sirgræs
- Dutch
- Hazenstaart
- English
- Harestail grass, Bunny Tail Grass, Hare's-tail grass, Rabbit Tail Grass
- Esperanto
- Ovala laguro
- Finnish
- Jänönhäntä
- French
- Queue de lièvre, Queue-de-lièvre, Chaton, Gros-minet, Lagure ovale
- German
- Samtgras, Hasenschwanzgras
- Greek
- Λάγουρος ο ωοειδής
- Italian
- Lagurus
- Japanese
- ウサギノオ
- Latin
- Lagurus
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Haresvans
- Polish
- Dmuszek jajowaty
- Portuguese
- Lagurus
- Spanish
- Lagurus
- Swedish
- Harsvans
- Ukrainian
- Зайцехвіст яйцеподібний
- Welsh
- Cynffon ysgyfarnog
Synonyms
- Imperata ovata Tratt.
- Lagurus dalmaticus Gand.
- Lagurus dimorphus Gand.
- Lagurus freynii Gand.
- Lagurus humilis Gand.
- Lagurus longifolius Gand.
- Lagurus nitens Lojac.
- Lagurus ovatus subsp. nanus (Guss.) Messeri
- Lagurus ovatus subsp. vestitus (Messeri) Brullo
- Lagurus ovatus subsp. vestitus (Messeri) H.Scholz
- Lagurus ovatus var. glabrilemmis Maire
- Lagurus ovatus var. globosus Zohary
- Lagurus ovatus var. nanus Guss.
- Lagurus ovatus var. subglaber H.Scholz
- Lagurus ovatus var. vestitus Messeri
- Lagurus ovatus var. villilemmis Maire
- Lagurus siculus Lojac.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, November (from 563 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jon Sullivan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, 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.