Poaceae
Hilograss
Paspalum conjugatum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Paspalum
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 两耳草, 兩耳草, 非洲雀稗
- English
- Hilograss
- French
- Herbe Créole
- Indonesian
- Rumput kerbau
- Japanese
- オガサワラスズメノヒエ
- Malay
- Rumput Kerbau
Synonyms
- Digitaria conjugata (P.J.Bergius) Schult.
- Panicum conjugatum (P.J.Bergius) Roxb.
- Paspalum africanum Poir.
- Paspalum bicrurum Salzm. ex Döll
- Paspalum ciliatum Lam.
- Paspalum conjugatum f. tristachya (Vanderz) Beetle
- Paspalum conjugatum var. conjugatum
- Paspalum conjugatum var. parviflorum Döll
- Paspalum conjugatum var. pubescens Döll
- Paspalum conjugatum var. tristachyum Vanderyst
- Paspalum dolichopus Trin. ex Steud.
- Paspalum hirsutum Poir.
- Paspalum longissimum Hochst. ex Steud.
- Paspalum renggeri Steud.
- Paspalum sieberianum Steud.
- Paspalum tenue Gaertn.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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Photo: Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 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.