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Sporobolus fertilis (Steud.) Clayton

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Sporobolus

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Sporobolus fertilis: Sporobolus fertilis
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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
鼠尾粟, 刚鼠尾粟
Japanese
ネズミノオ

Synonyms

  • Agrostis fertilis Steud.
  • Cinna japonica Steud.
  • Sporobolus diandrus var. major Buse
  • Sporobolus elongatus var. purpureosuffusus Ohwi
  • Sporobolus fertilis var. fertilis
  • Sporobolus fertilis var. pallidiorus (T.Koyama) Hatus. ex Ibaragi
  • Sporobolus fertilis var. purpureasuffusus (Ohwi) Keng f. & X.S.Shen
  • Sporobolus indicus f. spiciformis T.Koyama
  • Sporobolus indicus subsp. pallidior (T.Koyama) T.Koyama
  • Sporobolus indicus subsp. purpureosuffusus (Ohwi) T.Koyama
  • Sporobolus indicus var. fertilis (Steud.) Jovet & Guédès
  • Sporobolus indicus var. major (Buse) Baaijens
  • Sporobolus indicus var. pallidior T.Koyama
  • Sporobolus indicus var. purpureosuffusus (Ohwi) T.Koyama

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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.