ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Sphenopus divaricatus

Name author: (Gouan) Rchb.

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

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Sphenopus
Species: Sphenopus divaricatus
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1830

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Synonyms & earlier names

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

21 synonyms in this snapshot

Diarrhena divaricataName author: (Gouan) Raspail
Festuca expansaName author: (J.F.Gmel.) Kunth
Festuca expansa var. permicranthaName author: (Hausskn.) Asch. & Graebn.
Festuca gouaniiName author: Mutel
Festuca sphenopusName author: Trin. ex C.A.Mey.
Glyceria sphenopusName author: Steud.
Nephelochloa breviglumisName author: Trautv.
Poa divaricataName author: Gouan
Poa expansaName author: J.F.Gmel.
Poa reptatrixName author: Willk. & Lange
Sclerochloa divaricataName author: (Gouan) P.Beauv.
Sclerochloa expansaName author: (J.F.Gmel.) Link
Sclerochloa triticumName author: J.Woods
Sphenopus divaricatus f. permicranthusName author: (Hausskn.) Täckh.
Sphenopus divaricatus subsp. permicranthusName author: (Hausskn.) H.Scholz
Sphenopus divaricatus var. confertusName author: (Hausskn.) Halácsy
Sphenopus divaricatus var. permicranthusName author: (Hausskn.) Kneuck.
Sphenopus gouaniiName author: Trin.
Sphenopus gouanii var. confertusName author: Hausskn.
Sphenopus gouanii var. permicranthaName author: Hausskn.
Sphenopus gouanii var. permicranthusName author: Hausskn.

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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