Poaceae
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sorghastrum
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Common names
By language (9)
- Catalan
- Yellow Indiangrass
- Chinese
- 印第安草, 黄假高粱
- Danish
- Gul Indianergræs
- English
- Indiangrass
- Finnish
- Kultaintiaaniheinä
- French
- Herbe des indiens
- Japanese
- インディアングラス
- Malayalam
- ഇന്ത്യൻ ഗ്രാസ്സ്
- nv
- Tłʼoh łichííʼ, Tłʼoh łichíí
Synonyms
- Andropogon albescens E.Fourn.
- Andropogon arenaceus Raf.
- Andropogon avenaceum Michx.
- Andropogon avenaceus Michx.
- Andropogon ciliatus Elliott
- Andropogon confertus Trin. ex E.Fourn.
- Andropogon linnaeanus Scribn. & C.R.Ball
- Andropogon nutans L.
- Andropogon nutans subsp. linnaeanus (Hack.) Hack.
- Andropogon nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Hack.
- Andropogon nutans var. linnaeanus Hack.
- Andropogon rufidulus Steud.
- Andropogon stipoides Trin.
- Chalcoelytrum nutans (L.) Lunell
- Chrysopogon avenaceus Benth.
- Chrysopogon minor Vasey
- Chrysopogon nutans Benth.
- Chrysopogon nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Coville & Branner
- Chrysopogon nutans var. linnaeanus C.Mohr
- Digitaria nutans (L.) Beetle
- Holcus nutans (L.) Stuck.
- Holcus nutans var. avenaceus (Michx.) Stuck.
- Poranthera ciliata Raf. ex B.D.Jacks.
- Poranthera nutans (L.) Raf.
- Rhaphis nutans (L.) Roberty
- Sorghastrum albescens (E.Fourn.) Beetle
- Sorghastrum avenaceum (Michx.) Nash
- Sorghastrum flexuosum Swallen
- Sorghastrum linnaeanum Nash
- Sorghastrum nutans subsp. nutans
- Sorghum avenaceum (Michx.) Chapm.
- Sorghum nutans (L.) A.Gray
- Sorghum nutans subsp. avenaceum (Michx.) Hack.
- Sorghum nutans subsp. linnaeanum Hack.
- Sorghum nutans subvar. avenaceum (Michx.) Roberty
- Sorghum nutans var. elongatum Hack.
- Sorghum nutans var. genuinum Hack.
- Stipa stricta Lam.
- Stipa villosa Walter
- Trichachne nutans (L.) B.R.Baum
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Grace Sophia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jdmlindsay, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Bruce Casner, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: jen_h5, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Bob Arnold, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: danderson703, 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.