Poaceae

Strigose sicklegrass

Parapholis strigosa (Dumort.) C.E.Hubb.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Parapholis

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Strigose sicklegrass: Gekrümmter Dünnschwanz Parapholis strigosa , Wismarbucht — Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:56, 5 December 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (9)

Czech: Chudojílek hřebínkatý
Danish: Stivhåret Spidshale
Dutch: Dunstaart
English: Strigose sicklegrass, Hard-grass
Finnish: Tanakyyntähkä, Kyyntähkä
French: Lepture raide
German: Gekrümmter Dünnschwanz, Dünnschwanz Gekrümmter
Swedish: Ormax
Welsh: Caledwellt y morfa

Synonyms

Lepiurus strigosus Dumort.
Lepturus incurvatus subsp. vulgatus (Asch. & Graebn.) Rouy
Lepturus incurvatus var. gracillimus Le Gall
Lepturus incurvatus var. strictus Fr.
Lepturus incurvatus var. vulgatus Asch. & Graebn.
Lepturus strigosus Dumort.
Pholiurus filiformis var. gracilis (J.Gay ex Schult. & Schult.f.) A.Camus
Pholiurus filiformis var. strictus (Fr.) A.Camus

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:56, 5 December 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.