Poaceae
Ditch rabbitsfoot grass
Polypogon interruptus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Polypogon
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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
Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.