''Spodiopogon sibiricus'' is a

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of perennial grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to

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Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

, China,

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, and Japan. Culms are solitary, erect, 70–200 cm in height, 2–4 mm in diameter, and unbranched.

Common names

* frost grass * Siberian graybeard * silverspike

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7578777 sibiricus Grasses of Asia Grasses of China Grasses of Russia Flora of Japan Flora of Jiangsu Flora of Korea Flora of Manchuria Flora of Mongolia Flora of Siberia Flora of the Russian Far East Plants described in 1820