Poaceae

Roughleaf ricegrass

Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Oryzopsis

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: رزية هليونية الأوراق, أوريزوبسيس أسبيريفوليا
English: Roughleaf ricegrass

Synonyms

Dilepyrum angustifolium Raf.
Oryzopsis aspera Muhl.
Oryzopsis leucosperma Walp.
Oryzopsis mutica Link
Urachne asperifolia (Michx.) Trin.
Urachne leucosperma Link
Urachne mutica (Link) Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rob Foster, 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.