Poaceae
Gaping grass
Steinchisma hians
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Steinchisma
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Gaping grass
Synonyms
- Aira incompleta Bosc ex Steud.
- Fasciculochloa sparshottiorum B.K.Simon & C.M.Weiller
- Panicum hians Elliott
- Panicum hians var. pallescens Döll
- Panicum jejunum Trin.
- Panicum megapotamicum Spreng.
- Panicum milioides Nees ex Trin.
- Panicum milioides var. filifolium R.A.Palacios
- Panicum oblongiflorum Desv.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.