Tragus racemosus(L.) All.

stalked bur grassstalked burr grass

WFO wfo-0000903975 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Tragus racemosus, photographed by Tim Johnson
fig. a Tim Johnson, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-08-30 / obs. 175596616
Tragus racemosus, photographed by Olena V. Vakarenko
fig. b Olena V. Vakarenko, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 180600511
Tragus racemosus, photographed by Robert H. Wardell
fig. c Robert H. Wardell, CC0 1.0 / obs. 50587815
Tragus racemosus, photographed by Michael D. Pirie
fig. d Michael D. Pirie, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 50142821
Tragus racemosus, photographed by Robert H. Wardell
fig. e Robert H. Wardell, CC0 1.0 / obs. 45620477
Tragus racemosus, photographed by Robert H. Wardell
fig. f Robert H. Wardell, CC0 1.0 / obs. 25539276
Tragus racemosus, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. g Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 19545706
Tragus racemosus, photographed by Christian Berg
fig. h Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 73955523

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Native range 64 botanical countries

Regions where Tragus racemosus is native: Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burkina, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Gulf States, Iran, Kazakhstan, North Caucasus, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Yemen, Pakistan, Albania, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Türkiye-in-Europe AlgeriaAngolaBotswanaBurkinaCape ProvincesCentral African RepublicChadCongoEgyptEritreaEthiopiaFree StateKenyaKwaZulu-NatalLesothoLibyaMaliMauritaniaMoroccoNamibiaNigerNorthern ProvincesSomaliaSudan-South SudanTunisiaWestern SaharaZimbabweAfghanistanGulf StatesIranKazakhstanNorth CaucasusOmanPalestineSaudi ArabiaTadzhikistanTranscaucasusTürkiyeTurkmenistanYemenPakistanAlbaniaAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCorseCzechia-SlovakiaFranceGreeceHungaryItalyKrymNW. Balkan Pen.RomaniaSiciliaSouth European RussiaSpainSwitzerlandTürkiye-in-Europe Canary Is.Cape VerdeRéunionBalearesSardegna
Native distribution of Tragus racemosus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Angola ANG
Botswana BOT
Burkina BKN
Canary Is. CNY
Cape Provinces CPP
Cape Verde CVI
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Congo CON
Egypt EGY
Eritrea ERI
Ethiopia ETH
Free State OFS
Kenya KEN
KwaZulu-Natal NAT
Lesotho LES
Libya LBY
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Morocco MOR
Namibia NAM
Niger NGR
Northern Provinces TVL
Réunion REU
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tunisia TUN
Western Sahara WSA
Zimbabwe ZIM
Albania ALB EUROPE
Austria AUT
Baleares BAL
Belgium BGM
Bulgaria BUL
Corse COR
Czechia-Slovakia CZE
France FRA
Greece GRC
Hungary HUN
Italy ITA
Krym KRY
NW. Balkan Pen. YUG
Romania ROM
Sardegna SAR
Sicilia SIC
South European Russia RUS
Spain SPA
Switzerland SWI
Türkiye-in-Europe TUE
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Gulf States GST
Iran IRN
Kazakhstan KAZ
North Caucasus NCS
Oman OMA
Palestine PAL
Saudi Arabia SAU
Tadzhikistan TZK
Transcaucasus TCS
Türkiye TUR
Turkmenistan TKM
Yemen YEM
Pakistan PAK ASIA-TROPICAL

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 27 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Aira malatrina Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Cenchrus linearis Lam.
  • Cenchrus racemosus L.
  • Lappago biflora Roxb.
  • Lappago decipiens Fig. & De Not.
  • Lappago racemosa (L.) Honck.
  • Nazia racemosa (L.) Kuntze
  • Phalaris muricata Forssk.
  • Tragus adriaticus Gand.
  • Tragus arenarius Bremek. & Oberm.
  • Tragus biflorus Schult.
  • Tragus brevicaulis Boiss.
  • Tragus decipiens (Fig. & De Not.) Boiss.
  • Tragus echinatus Cav.
  • Tragus halleri Döll
  • Tragus muricatus Moench
  • Tragus orientalis Nees
  • Tragus pallens Gand.
  • Tragus paucispina Hack.
  • Tragus racemosus f. divaricatus Döll
  • Tragus racemosus f. erectus Döll
  • Tragus racemosus var. biflorus Hack.
  • Tragus racemosus var. decipiens (Fig. & De Not.) T.Durand & Schinz
  • Tragus racemosus var. erectus Mutel

and 3 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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