ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Polypogon elongatus

Name author: Kunth

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: Polypogon
Species: Polypogon elongatus
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1816

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

15 synonyms in this snapshot

Alopecurus elongatusName author: (Kunth) Poir.
Chaetotropis elongataName author: (Kunth) Björkman
Chaetotropis elongata var. elongataName author: Not supplied
Chaetotropis elongata var. longearistataName author: Nicora
Chaetotropis elongatus var. longiaristaName author: Nicora
Chaetotropis imberbis var. bonariensisName author: Nicora
Nowodworskya agrostoidesName author: J.Presl
Polypogon affinisName author: Brongn.
Polypogon elongatus f. minorName author: Hack.
Polypogon elongatus var. longearistatusName author: (Nicora) Finot
Polypogon elongatus var. strictusName author: É.Desv.
Polypogon inaequalisName author: Trin. ex Steud.
Polypogon mexicanusName author: Steud.
Santia elongataName author: (Kunth) Parl. ex Webb & Berth.
Vilfa acutiglumaName author: Steud.

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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