Poaceae
Carrycillo
Olyra latifolia
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Olyra
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Carrycillo
Synonyms
- Olyra arundinacea Kunth
- Olyra brasiliensis Desv.
- Olyra brevifolia Schumach.
- Olyra cordifolia Kunth
- Olyra cordifolia var. cordifolia
- Olyra cordifolia var. scabriuscula Döll
- Olyra guineensis Steud.
- Olyra latifolia var. arundinacea (Kunth) Griseb.
- Olyra latifolia var. glabriuscula Döll
- Olyra latifolia var. latifolia
- Olyra latifolia var. pubescens (Raddi) Döll
- Olyra latifolia var. vestita Henrard
- Olyra media Desv.
- Olyra paniculata Sw.
- Olyra pubescens Raddi
- Olyra scabra Nees
- Olyra surinamensis Hochst. ex Steud.
- Stipa latifolia (L.) Raspail
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, 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.