Cinna arundinacea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Cinninae
Genus: Cinna
Species: Cinna arundinacea

Cinna arundinacea L., Sp. Pl.: 5 (1753),

Homotypic
- Agrostis cinna Retz. in Observ. Bot. 5: 18 (1789)
- Imperata saccharifera André in Pl. Feuill. Ornem.: 178 (1866)
- Muhlenbergia cinna (Retz.) Trin. in Gram. Unifl. Sesquifl.: 191 (1824), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Agrostis rubicunda Bosc ex Desv. in Mém. Soc. Agric. Angers 1: 159 (1831)
- Cinna agrostidea P.Beauv. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot. 1: 20, 198 (1821), pro syn.
- Cinna arundinacea var. inexpansa Fernald & Griscom in Rhodora 37: 135 (1935)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Central & Eastern USA
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cinna arundinacea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 November 24. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Cinna arundinacea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 November 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cinna arundinacea. Published online. Accessed: November 24 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cinna arundinacea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page.