Poaceae
Barundi dropseed
Sporobolus pilifer
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sporobolus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 毛鼠尾粟
- English
- Barundi dropseed
- mul
- S. piliferus
Synonyms
- Agrostis japonica Steud.
- Agrostis villosa A.Spreng.
- Agrostis villosa Vill.
- Sporobolus ciliatus J.Presl
- Sporobolus ciliatus subsp. japonicus (Steud.) Hack.
- Sporobolus ciliatus var. japonicus (Steud.) Hack.
- Sporobolus ciliatus var. subfasciculatus (Döll) Hack.
- Sporobolus japonicus (Steud.) Maxim. ex Rendle
- Sporobolus praecox A.Chev.
- Sporobolus rupestris Kunth
- Sporobolus stachydanthus A.Rich.
- Sporobolus villosus Kunth
- Triachyrum nilagiricum Steud.
- Triachyrum stachydanthum (A.Rich.) Schweinf.
- Vilfa ciliata (J.Presl) Trin.
- Vilfa ciliata var. subfasciculata Döll
- Vilfa pilifera Trin.
- Vilfa preslii Steud.
- Vilfa stachydantha (A.Rich.) Steud.
- Vilfa villifera Steud.
- Vilfa villosa (Kunth) Trin.
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.