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Jointtail grass

Coelorachis

Also called Itchgrass

Jointtail grass — Photo: Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Techn, Public domain

Family: Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as: Grass

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Coelorachis is a genus of plants in the grass family, widespread across much of Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. As of September 2025, its taxonomic status is confused.

Other Rottboellia plants

Rottboellia campestris · Itchgrass · Rottboellia purpurascens · Itchgrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coelorachis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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