Poaceae
Streambank rabbitsfoot grass
Polypogon elongatus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Polypogon
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Common names
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- English
- Streambank rabbitsfoot grass, Rabbitfoot grass, Southern beardgrass, Streambank rabbit's-foot grass
Synonyms
- Alopecurus elongatus (Kunth) Poir.
- Chaetotropis elongata (Kunth) Björkman
- Chaetotropis elongata var. elongata
- Chaetotropis elongata var. longearistata Nicora
- Chaetotropis elongatus var. longiarista Nicora
- Chaetotropis imberbis var. bonariensis Nicora
- Nowodworskya agrostoides J.Presl
- Polypogon affinis Brongn.
- Polypogon elongatus f. minor Hack.
- Polypogon elongatus var. longearistatus (Nicora) Finot
- Polypogon elongatus var. strictus É.Desv.
- Polypogon inaequalis Trin. ex Steud.
- Polypogon mexicanus Steud.
- Santia elongata (Kunth) Parl. ex Webb & Berth.
- Vilfa acutigluma Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: 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.