Poaceae
Burrograss
Scleropogon brevifolius
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Scleropogon
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Burrograss
Synonyms
- Festuca macrostachya Torr. & A.Gray
- Lesourdia karwinskyana E.Fourn.
- Lesourdia multiflora E.Fourn.
- Scleropogon karwinskyanus (E.Fourn.) Benth. ex S.Watson
- Scleropogon longisetus Beetle
- Tricuspis monstra Munro ex Hemsl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.