ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Cynosurus echinatus

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Cynosurus
Species: Cynosurus echinatus
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cynosurus echinatus. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

25 synonyms in this snapshot

Chrysurus echinatusName author: (L.) P.Beauv.
Chrysurus echinatus var. purpurascensName author: Ten.
Chrysurus echinatus var. purpureusName author: Gray
Chrysurus giganteusName author: Ten.
Cynosurus castagneiName author: Jord. ex Martrin-Donos
Cynosurus echinatus f. foliosusName author: Bolzon
Cynosurus echinatus subsp. hystrixName author: (Pomel) Trab.
Cynosurus echinatus subsp. purpurascensName author: (Ten.) Arcang.
Cynosurus echinatus var. dikliciiName author: Gajic
Cynosurus echinatus var. erroneusName author: (Jord. ex Martrin-Donos) Gaut.
Cynosurus echinatus var. giganteusName author: (Ten.) Mutel
Cynosurus echinatus var. hystrixName author: (Pomel) Maire
Cynosurus echinatus var. oblongusName author: Mutel
Cynosurus echinatus var. purpureusName author: P.Palau
Cynosurus echinatus var. tangerinusName author: Pau
Cynosurus echinatus var. thracicusName author: Podp.
Cynosurus effusus var. hystrixName author: (Pomel) Maire
Cynosurus erroneusName author: Jord. ex Martrin-Donos
Cynosurus giganteusName author: Nyman
Cynosurus hystrixName author: Pomel
Cynosurus pygmaeusName author: Porta
Falona echinataName author: (L.) Dumort.
Phalona castagneiName author: Fourr.
Phalona echinataName author: (L.) Dumort.
Phalona echinataName author: (L.) Dumort.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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