Poaceae
American cupscale
Sacciolepis striata
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sacciolepis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- American cupscale
Synonyms
- Holcus striatus L.
- Hymenachne striata (Lam.) Griseb.
- Panicum bermudianum Steud.
- Panicum boscianum Spreng.
- Panicum elliotianum Schult.
- Panicum fluitans Brickell ex Muhl.
- Panicum gibbum Elliott
- Panicum hydrophilum Schult.
- Panicum striatum Lam.
- Panicum striolatum Schult. & Schult.f.
- Sacciolepis gibba (Elliott) Nash
- Sacciolepis striata f. gibba (Elliott) Fernald
- Sorghum striatum (L.) P.Beauv.
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: aferris954, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.