Poaceae

False semaphoregrass

Pleuropogon sabinei R.Br.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Pleuropogon

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Pleuropogon sabineiPoaceae

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Common names

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English: False semaphoregrass

Synonyms

Melica sabinei (R.Br.) Raspail
Pleuropogon sabinei f. aquaticus Simmons
Pleuropogon sabinei f. sabinei
Pleuropogon sabinei f. terrestris Simmons
Pleuropogon sabinei var. elatior Hook.
Pleuropogon sabinei var. humilior Hook.
Pleuropogon sabinei var. sabinei

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: 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.