Poaceae
Mediterranean hairgrass
Rostraria cristata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Rostraria
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- منقارية مقنزعة, أبو سنبلة, سفو, سفيسفان
- Bulgarian
- Гребенеста рострария
- Croatian
- Jednogodišnja smilica
- Czech
- Smělka hřebenitá
- Dutch
- Klein fakkelgras
- English
- Mediterranean hairgrass
- Finnish
- Harjatähkiötoppo
- German
- Echtes Büschelgras
- Punjabi
- ਲੱਲੂ ਘਾਹ
- Swedish
- Borstäxing
- Welsh
- Cribwellt Môr y Canoldir
Synonyms
- Aira elongata Salzm. ex Steud.
- Aira glauca Rochel
- Aira phleoides (Vill.) Steud.
- Alopecurus ciliatus All.
- Avena panicea Roem. & Schult.
- Brachypodium phleoides (Vill.) P.Beauv.
- Bromus alopecuroides Lag.
- Bromus cristatus (L.) Spreng.
- Bromus cultus Steud.
- Bromus dactyloides Roth
- Bromus phleoides (Vill.) J.F.Gmel.
- Bromus poiformis Forssk.
- Bromus trivialis Savi
- Dactylis pungens Hornem.
- Dactylis spicata Brot. ex Spreng.
- Festuca cristata L.
- Festuca dactyloides Roth
- Festuca gerardi Vill.
- Festuca glaucescens Roth
- Festuca phleoides Vill.
- Koeleria aegyptiaca Steud.
- Koeleria aristata Salzm. ex Ball
- Koeleria avenacea P.Beauv.
- Koeleria brachystachya DC.
- Koeleria campestris Phil.
- Koeleria collina N.Terracc.
- Koeleria cristata (L.) Bertol.
- Koeleria cristata var. vestita Domin & Bornm.
- Koeleria dactyloides Spreng.
- Koeleria feldmannii Sennen & Mauricio
- Koeleria figarei De Not.
- Koeleria gerardi (Vill.) Shinners
- Koeleria hirta Steud. ex Trin.
- Koeleria laxa Link
- Koeleria paradoxa (Scheele) Steud.
- Koeleria phleoides (Vill.) Pers.
- Koeleria phleoides f. breviaristata Domin
- Koeleria phleoides f. exilis Domin
- Koeleria phleoides f. foliosa Domin
- Koeleria phleoides f. glabrescens Domin
and 65 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June, October (from 100 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Genevieve Botti, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: brshedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kym Nicolson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: brshedayat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Berg, 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.