Poaceae

Smooth jointtail grass

Mnesithea laevis (Retz.) Kunth

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Mnesithea

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Mnesithea laevisPoaceae

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 假蛇尾草
English: Smooth jointtail grass

Synonyms

Hemarthria perforata Kunth
Ophiuros laevis Benth.
Ophiuros perforatus Trin.
Ophiurus laevis (Retz.) Benth.
Paspalum cochinchinense Willd.
Rottboellia laevis Retz.
Thyridostachyum laeve Nees ex Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.