Poaceae
Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass
Polypogon maritimus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Polypogon
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Common names
By language (7)
- Arabic
- سبول الفار, ذيل الثعلب
- Chinese
- 裂颖棒头草
- Czech
- Vousec přímořský
- English
- Mediterranean rabbitsfoot grass
- Finnish
- Merisukaheinä
- Russian
- Многобородник приморский, Многобородник морской
- Swedish
- Litet skäggräs
Synonyms
- Alopecurus maritimus (Willd.) Poir.
- Chaetopogon creticus (Coustur. & Gand.) Hayek
- Chaeturus creticus Coustur. & Gand.
- Muhlenbergia simplex Kunth
- Polypogon divulsus Lojac.
- Polypogon maritimus var. acutiflorus Guss.
- Polypogon maritimus var. longipes Boiss.
- Polypogon maritimus var. subspathaceus (Req.) Parl.
- Polypogon monspeliensis var. maritimus (Willd.) Coss. & Durieu
- Polypogon pumilus Sol.
- Polypogon simplex Spreng.
- Polypogon spathaceus Steud.
- Polypogon tataricus Fisch.
- Santia maritima (Willd.) Fior.-Mazz.
- Trichochloa simplex (Spreng.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: sbellanger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stéphane Barbier, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meise Botanic Garden, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sbellanger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sbellanger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, 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.