Piptatherum is a genus of plants in the grass family known as ricegrass.

[4][5] They are widely distributed across much of Eurasia, North Africa, and North America.

These are clumping perennial grasses with long, tapering leaf blades.

[6][7][8][9][10][11] see Achnatherum Arundinella Eriochloa Nassella Oryzopsis Piptatheropsis Piptochaetium Stipa