Poaceae
Beardless rabbitsfoot grass
Polypogon viridis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Polypogon
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 苔绿棒头草
- Dutch
- Kransgras
- English
- Beardless rabbitsfoot grass, Water bent
- German
- Grünes Bürstengras
- Welsh
- Barfwellt y dŵr
Synonyms
- Agrestis verticillata (Vill.) Bubani
- Agrostis alba var. rivularis (Brot.) Mutel
- Agrostis alba var. verticillata (Vill.) Pers.
- Agrostis anatolica K.Koch
- Agrostis aquatica Pourr.
- Agrostis aquatica Buckley
- Agrostis condensata Willd. ex Steud.
- Agrostis dalmatica Trin.
- Agrostis decumbens Elliott
- Agrostis densa M.Bieb.
- Agrostis frondosa Ten. ex Spreng.
- Agrostis kauaiensis Hillebr.
- Agrostis koelerioides Romo
- Agrostis leptos Steud.
- Agrostis muelleri C.Presl
- Agrostis refracta Moench
- Agrostis rivularis Brot.
- Agrostis semiverticillata (Forssk.) C.Chr.
- Agrostis stolonifera var. dalmatica (Trin.) K.Richt.
- Agrostis stolonifera var. muelleri (J.Presl) K.Richt.
- Agrostis stolonifera var. verticillata (Vill.) St.-Amans
- Agrostis verticillata Vill.
- Agrostis verticillata var. acutiglumis Costa
- Agrostis verticillata var. coarctata Griseb.
- Agrostis verticillata var. dalmatica (Trin.) Hayek
- Agrostis verticillata var. frondosa Halácsy
- Agrostis verticillata var. gracilis Velen.
- Agrostis villarsii Poir.
- Agrostis viridis Gouan
- Agrostis vulgaris var. verticillata (Vill.) Le Turq.
- Milium vulgare var. verticillata (Vill.) Mérat
- Milium vulgare var. verticillatum (Vill.) Mérat
- Nowodworskya semiverticillata (Forssk.) Nevski
- Nowodworskya verticillata (Vill.) Nevski
- Phalaris semiverticillata Forssk.
- Phalaris verticillata Forssk.
- Polypogon littoralis var. muticus Hook.f.
- Polypogon semiverticillatus (Forssk.) Hyl.
- Polypogon subverticillatus (Forssk.) Hyl.
- Polypogon viridis subsp. pauciflorus H.Scholz & R.Otto
and 4 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marie Portas, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marie Portas, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Samuel Loison, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrea Moro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel Cahen, 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.