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Beard grass

Polypogon monspeliensis

Family: Poaceae Genus: Polypogon Species: monspeliensis

Synonyms: Agrostis triaristata, Alopecurus paniceus, Polypogon crinitus, Polypogon monspeliensis var. paniceus, Polypogon intermedius, Setaria panicea, Polypogon paniceus var. monspeliensis, Agrostis crinita, Phalaris cristata, Agrostis alopecuroides, Alopecurus monspeliensis, Agrostis panicea var. major, Cynosurus paniceus, Polypogon monspeliensis var. minor, Polypogon monspeliensis var. maximus, Polypogon monspeliensis var. polysetus, Polypogon flavescens, Polypogon alopecurus, Polypogon monspeliensis var. intermedius, Alopecurus aristatus, Polypogon polysetus, Polypogon monspeliensis f. argentinus, Phleum monspeliense, Polypogon monspeliensis var. interruptus, Polypogon monspeliensis var. major, Milium paniceum, Polypogon melillensis, Panicum aristatum, Phalaris crinita, Polypogon monspeliensis var. giganteus, Phleum crinitum, Polypogon zeylanicus, Agrostis tenuissima, Agrostis panicea, Polypogon monspeliensis var. indicus, Santia plumosa, Santia monspeliensis, Panicum vagum, Polypogon maritimus var. paniceus, Polypogon monspeliensis var. pallens, Polypogon nepalensis, Alopecurus aristatus var. paniceus, Polypogon monspeliensis f. nanus, Polypogon paniceus, Vilfa alopecuroides, Polypogon monspeliensis var. capensis, Alopecurus aristatus var. monspeliensis

Beard grass (en)
Polypogon monspeliensis — flower
Polypogon monspeliensis — flower

Botanical Description

Flower: Color: white; Inconspicuous

Foliage: Color: green; Texture: fine

Fruit/Seed: Color: brown

Native Region: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Korea, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Niger, North Caucasus, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID
234218

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