Poaceae
Sporobolus fertilis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sporobolus
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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
Photos

Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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). About our plant data.