Taxon: Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholz

Summary

Genus:

Tripidium

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Panicoideae

Tribe:

Andropogoneae

Nomen number:

481904

Place of publication:

B. Valdés & H. Scholz, Willdenowia 36:664. 2006

Verified:

10/26/2018 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

11 (5 active, 3 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Andropogon ravennae L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Erianthus ravennae (L.) P. Beauv.
Ripidium ravennae (L.) Trin.
Saccharum ravennae (L.) L.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Erianthus elephantinus Hook. f.
Erianthus purpurascens Andersson

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Evans, D. L. et al. 2019. Whole chloroplast genome and gene locus phylogenies reveal the taxonomic placement and relationship of Tripidium (Panicoideae: Andropogoneae) to sugarcane. B. M. C. Evol. Biol. 19:33. Pages 1-20.
Valdés, B. & H. Scholz. 2006. The Euro+Med treatment of Gramineae – a generic synopsis and some new names. Willdenowia 36:664. DOI: 10.3372/wi.36.36202.
Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	Italian sugarcane	as Saccharum ravennae	1	Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray as Saccharum ravennae
English	plume grass	as Saccharum ravennae	1	Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray as Saccharum ravennae
English	Ravenna grass	as Saccharum ravennae	1	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: as Saccharum ravennae
Swedish	sockergräs	as Saccharum ravennae	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) Note: as Saccharum ravennae

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Somalia			Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria			Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Libya			Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Oman			Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Saudi Arabia			Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Arabian Peninsula	Yemen			Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholtz
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholtz
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholtz
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Erianthus ravennae (L.) P. Beauv.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan			Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Cyprus			Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran			Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq			Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Israel			Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Jordan			Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Lebanon			Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Syria			Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		n.	Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan			Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholtz
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece		incl. Crete	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sicily	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholtz
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		s. & Corsica	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		incl. Baleares	Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
2	Cultivated	Northern America		United States			Meyer, M. H. 2012. Chapter 3. Ornamental grasses in the United States. Hort. Rev. 39:121-151.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	District of Columbia		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Somalia

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.), Pakistan

Europe

SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (incl. Crete), Croatia, Italy (incl. Sicily), Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (s. & Corsica)

Cultivated
Northern America

REGION: United States

Naturalized
Northern America

NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Washington]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Utah]

Reference(s)

Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource). Note: = Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholtz
Ghazanfar, S. A. 1992. An annotated catalogue of the vascular plants of Oman. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2
Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Meyer, M. H. 2012. Chapter 3. Ornamental grasses in the United States. Hort. Rev. 39:121-151.
Mouterde, P. 1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray
Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR Note: = Erianthus ravennae (L.) P. Beauv.
Vincent, M. A. & R. L. Gardner. 2016. Spread of the invasive Ravenna grass (Tripidium ravennae, Poaceae) in Ohio. Phytoneuron 2016-78:1-9.
Wood, J. R. I. 1997. A handbook of the Yemen flora.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	forage	when young, as Saccharum ravennae	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Saccharum ravennae
Environmental	erosion control	as Saccharum ravennae	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: as Saccharum ravennae
Environmental	ornamental	as Erianthus ravennae	Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada Note: as Erianthus ravennae
Environmental	ornamental	as Saccharum ravennae	Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: lists as Saccharum ravennae (L.) Murray as Saccharum ravennae

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=481904. Accessed 15 April 2026.