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Ditch rabbitsfoot grass

Polypogon interruptus Kunth

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Polypogon

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Ditch rabbitsfoot grass: Polypogon interruptus (Habit). Location: Midway Atoll, Sand Island
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Ditch rabbitsfoot grass

Synonyms

  • Alopecurus interruptus Poir.
  • Polypogon brachyatherus Phil.
  • Polypogon breviaristatus Phil.
  • Polypogon cachinalensis Phil.
  • Polypogon interruptus var. breviaristatus É.Desv.
  • Polypogon interruptus var. interruptus
  • Polypogon interruptus var. longearistata E.Desv.
  • Polypogon interruptus var. longiaristatus É.Desv.
  • Polypogon littoralis var. interruptus (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Polypogon microstachys Phil.
  • Polypogon tarapacanus Phil.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: 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.