Poaceae
St. Augustine grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Stenotaphrum
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Common names
By language (12)
- Afrikaans
- Kuslandbuffelgras
- Arabic
- نجيل فرنساوي
- Asturian
- Grama de san agustín
- Chinese
- 奧古斯丁草, 条纹钝叶草, 侧钝叶草
- Croatian
- Sv. Augustina trava
- English
- St. Augustine grass, Buffalo grass, Buffalo turf, Centipede grass, Saint Augustine grass
- Estonian
- Longus pühvlihein
- Galician
- Gramón
- Japanese
- イヌシバ
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Bøffelgress
- Portuguese
- Grama Sto. Agostinho
- Tongan
- Sipilini
Synonyms
- Diastemanthe platystachys Steud.
- Ischaemum secundatum Walter
- Rottboellia paleacea Steud. ex Döll
- Rottboellia stolonifera Poir.
- Rottboellia tripsacoides Lam.
- Stenotaphrum americanum Schrank
- Stenotaphrum dimidiatum var. americanum (Schrank) Hack.
- Stenotaphrum dimidiatum var. secundatum (Walter) Domin
- Stenotaphrum glabrum var. americanum (Schrank) Döll
- Stenotaphrum glabrum var. glabrum
- Stenotaphrum sarmentosum Nees
- Stenotaphrum secundatum var. secundatum
- Stenotaphrum secundatum var. variegatum Hitchc.
Flowers
- In flower
- November to July (from 70 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: scallions, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Christopher Stephens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elizabeth Bush, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: josefhofbauer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elizabeth Bush, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ernesto Urroz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elizabeth Bush, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aloma Souza Hobus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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); common names from SimplePlant editors (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.