Taxon:  Tragus racemosus (L.) All.



Summary
Genus:
Tragus
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Chloridoideae
Tribe:
Cynodonteae
Subtribe:
Traginae
Nomen number:
36823
Place of publication:
Fl. pedem. 2:241.  1785
Verified:
05/15/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cenchrus racemosus L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lappago racemosa (L.) Honck.

Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Spikelets and/or florets

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
  3. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  4. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
  5. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  6. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  7. Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  8. Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
  9. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  10. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  11. CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
  12. Columbus, J. T. et al. 2007. Phylogenetics of Chloridoideae (Gramineae): a preliminary study based on nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer and chloroplast trnL-F sequences. Aliso 23:565-579.
  13. Cufodontis, G. 1953-1972. Enumeratio plantarum aethiopiae: Spermatophyta.
  14. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  15. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  16. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  17. Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
  18. Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas
  19. Hansen, A. & P. Sunding. 1993. Flora of Macaronesia: checklist of vascular plants, ed. 4. Sommerfeltia vol. 17.
  20. Holm, L. et al. 1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
  21. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: introduced
  22. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  23. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  24. Lazarides, M. 1980. The tropical grasses of Southeast Asia
  25. Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
  26. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  27. Peterson, P. M. et al. 2001. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): II. Subfamily Chloridoideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 41:221. Note: introduced
  28. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  29. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  30. Reeder, J. R. & C. Reeder. 1978. Tragus racemous in Arizona. Madroño 25:107-108.
  31. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:124-125.
  32. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  33. Tovar, Ó. 1993. Las gramíneas (Poaceae) del Perú. Ruizia 13:296.
  34. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  35. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  36. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
  37. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: it clarifies that Tragus racemosus does not occur in China
  38. Zuloaga, F. O. et al. 1994. Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en la República Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 47
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishEuropean bur grass  1Botanical Society of the British Isles. BSBI taxon database (on-line resource).
Englishlarge carrot-seed grass  1Gibbs-Russell, G. E. et al. 1990. Grasses of southern Africa. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa vol. 58
Englishspike bur grass  1Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Englishstalked bur grass  1Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas
Swedishpiprensargräs  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia   
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan   
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaAngola   
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaBotswana  Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho   
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia   
1NativeAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali   
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMauritania   
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic   
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan s.w.Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTurkmenistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndochina   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationAstrakhan Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:124-125.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKalmykija, Respublika Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:124-125.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgogradskaja oblast' Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:124-125.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymTzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, SicilyTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. CorsicaTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesTutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: introduced
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde, Spain [Canarias]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Mali, Mauritania
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Angola
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (s.w.), Turkmenistan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Indochina, Thailand
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Moldova, Russian Federation [Kalmykija, Respublika, Astrakhan, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France (incl. Corsica)
Naturalized
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Jamaica
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Reference(s)
  1. Plants of southern Africa: an online checklist.
  2. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
  3. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya.
  4. Arechavaleta, M. et al., coords. 2009. Lista de especies silvestres de Canarias: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  5. Arechavaleta, M. et al., eds. 2005. Lista preliminar de especies silvestres de Cabo Verde: hongos, plantas y animales terrestres
  6. Boulos, L. 1995. Flora of Egypt checklist.
  7. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
  8. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  9. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  10. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares. Note: introduced
  11. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  12. Migahid, A. M. 1988-1990. Flora of Saudi Arabia, ed. 3.
  13. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  14. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  15. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:124-125.
  16. Thulin, M., ed. 1993-. Flora of Somalia.
  17. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  18. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weedseed contaminantpotentialCIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
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=36823. Accessed 12 May 2026.