Scolochloa is a genus of in the family Poaceae, now containing a single species, Scolochloa festucacea. Common rivergrass is a common name for the species.[Link, Johann Heinrich Friedrich. 1827. Hortus Regius Botanicus Berolinensis 1: 136][ Flora of China Vol. 22 Page 244 水茅属 shui mao shu Scolochloa Link, Hort. Berol. 1: 136. 1827. ][ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map][ Grassbase - The World Online Grass Flora][ GBIF entry][Cabi, E. & M. Doğan. 2012. Poaceae. 690–756. In A. Güner, S. Aslan, T. Ekim, M. Vural & M. T. Babaç (eds.) Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi. Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını, Istanbul] Its culms are erect and in height; its leaf blades are long and wide.
The genus formerly included a second species, Scolochloa arundinacea, which is now placed in the genus Arundo as Arundo donax.[
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