Poaceae

Basketgrass

Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Oplismenus

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 求米草, 狭叶求米草, 大屯求米草, 小叶求米草, 非洲黍
Czech: Prosovnice širolistá
English: Basketgrass

Synonyms

Echinochloa cubensis (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Hekaterosachne elatior Steud.
Hippagrostis hirtella (L.) Kuntze
Hippagrostis loliacea (Lam.) Kuntze
Milium undulatifolium Moench
Oplismenus acuminatus Nees ex Steud.
Oplismenus aemulus (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.
Oplismenus aemulus var. densiflorus U.Scholz
Oplismenus aemulus var. flaccidus (R.Br.) Domin
Oplismenus aemulus var. lasiorhachis Domin
Oplismenus africanus P.Beauv.
Oplismenus aristulatus Burcham
Oplismenus barbifultus Hochst. ex Hack.
Oplismenus barbifultus Hochst.
Oplismenus borhidii Catasús
Oplismenus brasiliensis Raddi
Oplismenus brevisetus (Steud.) Nees ex Steud.
Oplismenus chondrosioides E.Fourn.
Oplismenus compositus var. imbecilis (R.Br.) F.M.Bailey
Oplismenus compositus var. loliaceus (Lam.) Hack.
Oplismenus cubensis (Spreng.) Kunth
Oplismenus depauperatus E.Fourn.
Oplismenus flaccidus (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.
Oplismenus foliaceus P.Beauv.
Oplismenus hirtellus f. hirtellus
Oplismenus hirtellus f. imbecillis (R.Br.) U.Scholz
Oplismenus hirtellus f. lanceolatus U.Scholz
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. acuminatus U.Scholz
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. capensis Mez ex U.Scholz
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. fasciculatus U.Scholz
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. hirtellus
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. imbecillis (R.Br.) U.Scholz
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. loliaceus (Lam.) Mez ex Peter
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. microphyllus (Honda) U.Scholz
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. psilostachys (Honda) U.Scholz
Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. tsushimensis (Honda) U.Scholz
Oplismenus hirtellus var. hirtellus
Oplismenus hirtellus var. imbecillis (R.Br.) Fosberg & Sachet
Oplismenus hirtellus var. microphyllus (Honda) Fosberg & Sachet
Oplismenus imbecillis (R.Br.) Roem. & Schult.

and 44 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Trap Hers, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Maarten Vanhove, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, 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.