Poaceae

Slender wedgescale

Sphenopholis intermedia (Rydb.) Rydb.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sphenopholis

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Slender wedgescale (Sphenopholis intermedia) — FlowerPhoto: Allan Harris, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Slender wedgescale, Texas wedgescale

Synonyms

Aira controversa Steud.
Eatonia intermedia Rydb.
Eatonia longiflora (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) Beal
Eatonia pennsylvanica var. longiflora Vasey
Eatonia pennsylvanica var. major (Torr.) A.Gray
Eatonia pensylvanica var. longiflora Vasey ex L.H.Dewey
Koeleria pennsylvanica var. major (Torr.) Torr.
Koeleria truncata var. major Torr.
Reboulea pallens var. longiflora (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) Farw.
Reboulea pallens var. major Farw.
Reboulea pallens var. major (Torr.) Farw.
Reboulea pennsylvanica var. major (Torr.) A.Gray
Sphenopholis intermedia var. macranthera B.Boivin
Sphenopholis intermedia var. pilosa Dore
Sphenopholis longiflora (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) Hitchc.
Sphenopholis obtusata var. major (Torr.) Erdman
Sphenopholis pallens subsp. longiflora Scribn.
Sphenopholis pallens subsp. major (Torr.) Scribn.
Sphenopholis pallens var. longiflora (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) Scribn.
Sphenopholis pallens var. longiflora (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) Scribn.
Sphenopholis pallens var. major (Torr.) B.L.Rob.
Sphenopholis pallens var. major Scribn.
Vilfa alba Buckley

Flowers

In flower: June to July (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Allan Harris, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Owen Strickland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wren L., CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Summit Metro Parks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Nathan Aaron, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joseph D Kurtz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wren L., CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.