Poaceae
Arabian schismus
Schismus arabicus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Schismus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- حنيطة, صميماء
- Chinese
- 齒稃草, 齿稃草
- English
- Arabian schismus
- Persian
- چمن بیابانی
Synonyms
- Schismus arabicus var. arabicus
- Schismus arabicus var. violaceus Muschl.
- Schismus barbatus subsp. arabicus (Nees) Maire & Weiller
- Schismus barbatus var. arabicus (Nees) J.P.Sm.
- Schismus calycinus var. arabicus (Nees) Kuntze
- Schismus spectabilis Fig. & De Not.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Michael Renfroe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kate Harper, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kate Harper, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.