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Scientific classification
Genus:	Scolochloa
Species:	festucacea
Synonyms
Graphephorum sect. Scolochloa (Link) Benth. & Hook. f. Arundo festucacea Willd. Donax festucaceus (Willd.) P.Beauv. Triodia festucacea (Willd.) Roth Graphephorum festucaceum (Willd.) A.Gray Sieglingia festucacea (Willd.) Jess. Fluminia festucacea (Willd.) Hitchc. Schedonorus arundinaceus Roem. & Schult. Donax borealis Trin. Festuca borealis (Trin.) Mert. & W.D.J.Koch Festuca donacina Wahlenb. Fluminia arundinacea (Roem. & Schult.) Fr. Graphephorum arundinaceum (Roem. & Schult.) Asch. Scolochloa marchica M.Duvel, Ristow, H.Scholz

Scolochloa is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae / Gramineae, now containing a single species, Scolochloa festucacea. Common rivergrass is a common name for the species. Scolochloa festucacea grows in Europe, temperate Asia, and North America. Its culms are erect and 100–150 centimetres (39–59 in) in height; its leaf blades are 15–30 cm (5.9–11.8 in) long and 5–10 mm (0.20–0.39 in) 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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