Poaceae

Desert grass

Panicum turgidum Forssk.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Panicum

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Desert grass (Panicum turgidum) — Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)

Arabic: ثمام منتفخ, ثمام, دخن سمين, عجلة
arz: ثمام منتفخ
English: Desert grass
Hebrew: דוחן אשון
Hungarian: Duzzadt köles
Persian: ارزن شندوست

Synonyms

Panicum frutescens Mez
Panicum minutiflorum Fig. & De Not.
Panicum neglectum Roem. & Schult.
Panicum notarisii Schweinf.
Panicum nubicum Fig. & De Not.

Flowers

In flower: February, April, October (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Sergeev, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vanessa Hequet, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.