Poaceae

Spodiopogon cotulifer (Thunb.) Hack.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Spodiopogon

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Spodiopogon cotulifer (Spodiopogon cotulifer) — FruitPhoto: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 油芒, 山高梁, 红蓝草
Japanese: アブラススキ
pwn: Ljumay

Synonyms

Andropogon cotulifer Thunb.
Eccoilopus andropogonoides Steud.
Eccoilopus cotulifer (Thunb.) A.Camus
Eccoilopus cotulifer f. sagittiformis (Ohwi) Ohwi
Eccoilopus cotulifer subsp. densiflorus (Ohwi) T.Koyama
Eccoilopus cotulifer var. densiflorus Ohwi
Eccoilopus cotulifer var. sagittiformis Ohwi
Eulalia cotulifer (Thunb.) Munro ex Miq.
Eulalia cotulifera Munro ex Miq.
Miscanthus cotulifer (Thunb.) Benth.
Saccharum cotuliferum (Thunb.) Roberty
Spodiopogon cotulifer var. densiflorus (Ohwi) Ibaragi

Flowers

In flower: August to September (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FruitPhoto: bobkennedy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: carex1002, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: keisotyo, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: carex1002, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: りなべる, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: 葉子, CC0, 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). About our plant data.