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Limestone pappusgrass

Pappophorum pappiferum (Lam.) Kuntze

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Pappophorum

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Common names

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English
Limestone pappusgrass

Synonyms

  • Pappophorum alopecuroideum Vahl
  • Pappophorum alopecuroideum var. glabrum Döll
  • Pappophorum alopecuroideum var. pilosiusculum Döll
  • Pappophorum elongatum Spreng.
  • Pappophorum laguroideum Schrad.
  • Pappophorum macrostachyum Schrad.
  • Pappophorum pappiferum var. alopecuroideum (Vahl) Kuntze
  • Pappophorum pappiferum var. laguroideum (Schrad.) Kuntze
  • Pappophorum polystachyum Kunth
  • Pappophorum saccharoides Griseb.
  • Saccharum pappiferum Lam.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: 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.