Poaceae
Kangaroo grass
Themeda triandra
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Themeda
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Common names
By language (12)
- Afrikaans
- Rooigras
- Arabic
- ثمد ثلاثي الأسدية
- arz
- ثمد ثلاثى الاسديه
- Chinese
- 黃背草, 黄背草, 日本苞子草, 菅茅根, 阿拉伯黄背草, 黄背草果, 黄背草根, 黄背草苗
- Czech
- Štětkovka trojmužná
- Dutch
- Rooigras
- English
- Kangaroo grass, Red grass, Red oat, Red oat grass, Rooigras
- Finnish
- Savannitöyhtöheinä
- Japanese
- メガルカヤ
- Korean
- 솔새
- Persian
- واش سرخ
- Swedish
- Kängurugräs
Synonyms
- Andropogon ciliatus Thunb.
- Andropogon tenuipedicellatus Steud.
- Anthistiria argentea Nees
- Anthistiria arguens var. japonica (Willd.) Andersson
- Anthistiria australis R.Br.
- Anthistiria barbata Desf.
- Anthistiria brachyantha Boiss.
- Anthistiria caespitosa Andersson
- Anthistiria ciliata Cav. ex Spreng.
- Anthistiria ciliata var. brachyantha (Boiss.) Boiss.
- Anthistiria ciliata var. burchellii (Hack.) Hack.
- Anthistiria ciliata var. mollicoma Nees
- Anthistiria ciliata var. syriaca (Boiss.) Boiss.
- Anthistiria cuspidata Andersson
- Anthistiria depauperata Andersson
- Anthistiria desfontainii Kunth
- Anthistiria forskaolii Kunth
- Anthistiria glauca Desf.
- Anthistiria imberbis Retz.
- Anthistiria imberbis var. argentea (Nees) Stapf
- Anthistiria imberbis var. burchellii (Hack.) Stapf
- Anthistiria imberbis var. mollicoma (Nees) Stapf
- Anthistiria imberbis var. roylei Hook.f.
- Anthistiria imberbis var. vulgaris (Hack.) Hook.f.
- Anthistiria japonica Willd.
- Anthistiria paleacea (Poir.) Ball
- Anthistiria polystachya Roxb.
- Anthistiria puberula Andersson
- Anthistiria punctata Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Anthistiria subglabra Buse
- Anthistiria syriaca Boiss.
- Anthistiria vulgaris Hack.
- Apluda barbata Llanos
- Apluda imberbis Steud.
- Calamina imberbis (Retz.) P.Beauv.
- Calamina imberbis (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.
- Stipa arguens var. japonica Houtt.
- Stipa paleacea Poir.
- Themeda australis (R.Br.) Stapf
- Themeda barbata (Desf.) Veldkamp
and 36 more.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Rahul Mungikar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rexness from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rexness from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Alain Ngute, 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). About our plant data.