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Genus: Taeniatherum — medusa-head

This genus has only one species, native to Eurasia.

Spikelets: Taeniatherum caput-medusae. ~ By Steve Hurst. ~ Public Domain. ~ ~ USDA-NRCS Plants Database - plants.usda.gov/java/
Stems and sheaths: Taeniatherum caput-medusae. ~ By Steve Dewey. ~ Copyright © 2024 CC BY-NC 3.0. ~ ~ Bugwood - www.bugwood.org/

Family

Poaceae (grass family)

This genus’s species in New England

Visit this genus in the Dichotomous Key