Poaceae
Spring milletgrass
Milium vernale
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Milium
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Common names
By language (7)
- Czech
- Pšeníčko jarní
- Dutch
- Ruw gierstgras
- English
- Spring milletgrass, Early millet
- French
- Millet scabre
- German
- Frühlings-Flattergras, Rauches Flattergras, Rauch?es Flattergras
- Swedish
- Sandbrodd
- Welsh
- Miledwellt cynnar
Synonyms
- Agrostis vernalis Poir.
- Milium alexeenkoi (Tzvelev) Tzvelev
- Milium intermedium (Prob.) Tzvelev
- Milium montianum Parl.
- Milium scabrum Rich.
- Milium vernale subsp. alexeenkoi (Tzvelev) Prob.
- Milium vernale subsp. intermedium Prob.
- Milium vernale subsp. montianum (Parl.) Trab.
- Milium vernale subsp. montianum (Parl.) Trab. ex Emb. & Maire
- Milium vernale subsp. scabrum K.Richt.
- Milium vernale subsp. tzvelevii Prob.
- Milium vernale var. alexeenkoi Tzvelev
- Milium vernale var. montianum (Parl.) Coss. & Durieu
- Milium vernale var. scabrum (Rich.) Richt.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ELAR corporation, CC BY 4.0, 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.