Poaceae
Christmas grass
Themeda arguens
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Themeda
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- ثمد حاد
- English
- Christmas grass
- Indonesian
- Rumput merak
- Malay
- Rumput misai adam, Janggut Adam
- Sundanese
- Kakasangan
Synonyms
- Anthistiria arguens (L.) Willd.
- Anthistiria arguens Nees
- Anthistiria ciliata var. glabrescens Buse
- Anthistiria ciliata var. junghuhniana Buse
- Anthistiria ciliata var. major Thwaites
- Anthistiria frondosa R.Br.
- Anthistiria junghuhniana var. altior Andersson
- Anthistiria junghuhniana var. minor Andersson
- Anthistiria pilifera Steud.
- Aristaria barbata Jungh.
- Stipa arguens L.
- Stipa arguens Thunb.
- Themeda arguens var. balinensis Jansen
- Themeda arguens var. cochinchinensis A.Camus
- Themeda frondosa (R.Br.) Merr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.