Tripidium ravennae

Ravennagrass
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Panicoideae
Genus:	Tripidium
Species:	T. ravennae
Binomial name
	Tripidium ravennae; (L.) H.Scholz
Synonyms
	Agrostis ravennae (L.) P.Beauv. ; Andropogon caudatus M.Bieb. ; Andropogon ravennae L. ; Erianthus elephantinus Hook.f. ; Erianthus jamaicensis (Trin.) Andersson ; Erianthus monstieri Carrière ; Erianthus parviflorus Pilg. ; Erianthus purpurascens Andersson ; Erianthus ravennae (L.) P.Beauv. ; Erianthus ravennae var. jamaicensis (Trin.) Hack. ; Erianthus ravennae subsp. parviflorus (Pilg.) H.Scholz ; Erianthus scriptorius Bubani ; Ripidium elephantinum (Hook.f.) Grassl ; Ripidium ravennae (L.) Trin. ; Saccharum elephantinum (Hook.f.) V.Naray. ex Bor ; Saccharum jamaicense Trin. ; Saccharum parviflorum (Pilg.) Pilg. ; Saccharum ravennae (L.) L. ; Tripidium ravennae subsp. parviflorum (Pilg.) H.Scholz ;

Tripidium ravennae, synonym Saccharum ravennae (and many others), with the common names ravennagrass and elephant grass, is a species of grass in the genus Tripidium. It is native to Southern Europe, Western Asia and South Asia. It is known in North America as an introduced species, where it is sometimes an invasive and troublesome noxious weed.