Poaceae
Kangaroo grass
Themeda quadrivalvis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Themeda
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- ثمد رباعي الصمامات
- Chinese
- 中华菅, 元谋菅
- English
- Kangaroo grass
Synonyms
- Andropogon nutans L.
- Andropogon quadrivalvis L.
- Anthistiria ciliata L.f.
- Anthistiria ciliata L.f.
- Anthistiria scandens Roxb.
- Anthistiria semiberbis Nees
- Themeda chinensis (A.Camus) S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang
- Themeda ciliata Hack.
- Themeda ciliata subsp. chinensis A.Camus
- Themeda dacruzii Birari
- Themeda echinata A.Camus ex Keng
- Themeda quadrivalvis var. quadrivalvis
- Themeda yuanmounensis S.L.Chen & T.D.Zhuang
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Macleay Grass Man, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, 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.