Poaceae
Glenwoodgrass
Sacciolepis indica
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sacciolepis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 囊穎草, 囊颖草, 滑草, 甜根子草, 长穗稗
- English
- Glenwoodgrass
Synonyms
- Aira indica L.
- Aira spicata L.
- Hymenachne indica (L.) Buse
- Hymenachne phalarioides Nees
- Neurachne peekelii Lauterb.
- Panicum angustum Trin.
- Panicum arcuatum R.Br.
- Panicum conglomeratum L.
- Panicum contractum Wight & Arn. ex Nees
- Panicum glaucidulum Peter
- Panicum glomeratum Trin.
- Panicum incurvum L. ex Munro
- Panicum indicum (L.) L.
- Panicum indicum var. angustum (Trin.) Hook.f.
- Panicum indicum var. brachiatum Hook.f.
- Panicum indicum var. elatum Hook.f.
- Panicum indicum var. oryzetorum Makino
- Panicum indicum var. pilosum Hook.f.
- Panicum indicum var. villosum Hook.f.
- Panicum johannae L. ex Munro
- Panicum microstachyum Lam.
- Panicum oryzetorum Makino ex Honda
- Panicum pergracile Chiov.
- Panicum phalaroides Roem. & Schult.
- Panicum phleoides R.Br.
- Panicum setarioides C.Cordem.
- Panicum spicatum Farw.
- Sacciolepis angusta (Trin.) Stapf
- Sacciolepis auriculata Stapf
- Sacciolepis brachiata (Hook.f.) Senaratna
- Sacciolepis claviformis B.K.Simon
- Sacciolepis contracta (Wight & Arn. ex Nees) Hitchc.
- Sacciolepis glabra Santos
- Sacciolepis gracilis Stent & J.M.Rattray
- Sacciolepis indica subsp. oryzetorum (Makino) T.Koyama
- Sacciolepis indica var. angusta (Trin.) Keng
- Sacciolepis indica var. intermedia S.M.Almeida
- Sacciolepis indica var. oryzetorum (Makino) Ohwi
- Sacciolepis indica var. turgida (Ridl.) Gilliland
- Sacciolepis indica var. villosa (Hook.f.) Ohwi
and 8 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.