Poaceae
Bristly speargrass
Piptochaetium fuscum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Piptochaetium
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Common names
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- English
- Bristly speargrass
Synonyms
- Piptatherum fuscum Lindl. ex Steud.
- Piptochaetium macrocarpum Phil.
- Piptochaetium purpuratum Phil.
- Piptochaetium setosum Arechav.
- Stipa purpurata (Phil.) Columbus & J.P.Sm.
- Urachne fusca Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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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.