Poaceae
Serillo dulce
Schizachyrium brevifolium
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Schizachyrium
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 晚碎红, 白露红, 短叶蜀黍, 短叶裂稃草, 裂稃草, 金字草
- English
- Serillo dulce
- Korean
- 쇠풀
Synonyms
- Andropogon brevifolius Sw.
- Andropogon brevifolius var. flaccidus (A.Rich.) Hack.
- Andropogon brevifolius var. minor Vanderyst
- Andropogon brevifolius var. paradoxus (Buse) Ohwi
- Andropogon brevifolius var. pullus Franch. & Sav.
- Andropogon debilis Kunth
- Andropogon exsertus Steud.
- Andropogon flaccidus A.Rich.
- Andropogon floridus Trin.
- Andropogon integer Honda
- Andropogon minimus C.B.Clarke ex Scott Elliot
- Andropogon obtusifolius Poir.
- Andropogon parviflorus Roxb.
- Andropogon tenellus J.Presl
- Pollinia brevifolia Spreng.
- Pollinia vaginata Spreng.
- Schizachyrium brevifolium subsp. paradoxum (Buse) Henrard
- Schizachyrium brevifolium var. flaccidum (A.Rich.) Stapf
- Schizachyrium brevifolium var. inerme Henrard
- Schizachyrium brevifolium var. paradoxum (Buse) Ohwi
- Schizachyrium fasciculatum Jacq.-Fél.
- Schizachyrium minutum Gledhill
- Schizachyrium paradoxum Buse
- Schizopogon decumbens Rchb. ex Steud.
- Sorghum brevifolium (Sw.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Keisotyo, 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.