Poaceae
Itchgrass
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Rottboellia
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Common names
By language (9)
- Afrikaans
- Tarentaalgras
- Chinese
- 筒軸茅, 筒轴茅, 罗氏草, 水豆瓣, 筒轴草, 龙爪豆, 龙爪豆叶, 羅氏草
- dag
- Yinyaŋ
- English
- Itchgrass, Cane grass, Género de plantas
- French
- Herbe fataque
- German
- Rottbellia cochinchinensis
- Japanese
- ツノアイアシ
- Swahili
- Mbaya
- Vietnamese
- Cỏ mía
Synonyms
- Aegilops fluviatilis Blanco
- Manisuris exaltata Kuntze
- Manisuris exaltata var. appendiculata (Steud.) Honda
- Ophiuros appendiculatus Steud.
- Rottboellia arundinacea Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Rottboellia denudata Steud.
- Rottboellia exaltata L.f.
- Rottboellia exaltata f. arundinacea (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Hack.
- Rottboellia exaltata f. glaberrima Chiov.
- Rottboellia exaltata var. appendiculata (Steud.) Hack.
- Rottboellia exaltata var. robusta Hook.f.
- Rottboellia hispida Roxb. ex Hook.f.
- Rottboellia setosa J.Presl
- Stegosia cochinchinensis Lour.
- Stegosia cochinchinensis var. robusta (Hook.f.) M.R.Almeida & S.Yadav
- Stegosia exaltata (Kuntze) Nash
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 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.