Poaceae
Rattail grass
Sehima nervosum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sehima
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- سحيم عصبي
- Chinese
- 沟颖草
- English
- Rattail grass
Synonyms
- Andropogon brownii Kunth
- Andropogon macrostachyus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Schweinf.
- Andropogon nervosus Rottler
- Andropogon philippinensis Merr.
- Andropogon robertianus Steud.
- Andropogon striatus J.G.Klein ex Willd.
- Andropogon tacazensis Steud.
- Erianthus striatus (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) Guill.
- Hologamium nervosum (Rottler) Nees
- Ischaemum laxum R.Br.
- Ischaemum macrostachyum Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Ischaemum nervosum (Rottler) Thwaites
- Ischaemum striatum (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) Domin
- Ischaemum striatum var. stenophyllum Domin
- Pollinia striata (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) Spreng.
- Schizachyrium striatum (J.G.Klein ex Willd.) Nees
- Sehima macrostachya Hochst. ex Hack.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
Photos
Photo: MGB CEE, 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.