Poaceae
Lopsided Indiangrass
Sorghastrum secundum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sorghastrum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Lopsided Indiangrass
Synonyms
- Andropogon secundus Elliott
- Andropogon unilateralis Hack.
- Chrysopogon secundus (Elliott) Benth. ex Vasey
- Sorghum nutans subvar. secundum (Elliott) Roberty
- Sorghum secundum (Elliott) Chapm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Valerie Anderson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.