Poaceae
Sporobolus pungens
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Sporobolus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Czech
- Opadavec pichlavý
- Hebrew
- מדחול דוקרני
Synonyms
- Agrostis arenaria Gouan
- Agrostis pungens Schreb.
- Agrostis stolonifera var. arenaria (Gouan) Dobignard & Portal
- Phalaris disticha Forssk.
- Podosemum pungens (Schreb.) Link
- Sporobolus arenarius (Gouan) Duval-Jouve
- Sporobolus purgans Griseb.
- Sporobolus virginicus var. arenarius (Gouan) Maire
- Vilfa arenaria (Gouan) Trin.
- Vilfa pungens (Schreb.) P.Beauv.
Photos

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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.