Piptochaetium avenaceum

Piptochaetium avenaceum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Piptochaetium
Species:
P. avenaceum
Binomial name
Piptochaetium avenaceum
(L.) Parodi
Synonyms
List
  • Piptochaetium avenacellum Barkworth
  • Piptochaetium leianthum (L.) Raf.
  • Podopogon barbatus (Pers.) Raf.
  • Stipa avenacea L.
  • Stipa barbata Michx.
  • Stipa diffusa Willd. ex Steud.
  • Stipa leiantha Hitchc.
  • Stipa virginica Pers.

Piptochaetium avenaceum, commonly called black oat grass, blackseed needle grass or blackseed speargrass, is a species of perennial bunchgrass native to eastern North America. It is a member of the grass family Poaceae.