Poaceae
Curved sicklegrass
Parapholis incurva
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Parapholis
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Common names
By language (9)
- Arabic
- بارافوليس إنفيرفا
- Bulgarian
- Подвит парафолис
- Chinese
- 假牛鞭草
- Czech
- Chudojílek zakřivený
- Dutch
- Kromstaart
- English
- Curved sicklegrass
- German
- Sichel-Dünnschwanz, Gekrümmter Dünnschwanz
- Persian
- دم ماری
- Welsh
- Caledwellt cam
Synonyms
- Aegilops incurva L.
- Aegilops incurvata L.
- Agrostis incurvata Scop.
- Avena carmeli Boiss.
- Lepidurus incurvus (L.) Janch.
- Lepiurus incurvatus Dumort.
- Lepturus cylindricus var. incurvatus (L.) Hook.f.
- Lepturus filiformis var. incurvatus (L.) Hook.f.
- Lepturus incurvatus Trin.
- Lepturus incurvatus f. major Hausskn.
- Lepturus incurvatus f. minor Hausskn.
- Lepturus incurvatus var. secundus Lojac.
- Lepturus incurvatus var. tortus Bab.
- Lepturus incurvus Druce
- Lepturus incurvus subsp. incurvatus (L.) Briq.
- Lepturus rottboellii Münter
- Nardus articulata L.
- Ophiuros incurvatus P.Beauv.
- Pholiurus incurvatus (Hook.f.) Hitchc.
- Pholiurus incurvus (L.) Schinz & Thell.
- Pholiurus incurvus subsp. incurvatus (L.) Maire
- Pholiurus incurvus var. strictus (Fr.) A.Camus
- Rottboellia incurva (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Rottboellia incurvata L.f.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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 Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from Dungog, 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.