Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Liliopsida (391)
Order: Cyperales (91)
Family: Poaceae (72)(family description)
Genus: Elytrophorus (1)
Epithet: spicatus (Willd.) A.Camus (1)
Synonyms: Dactylis spicata Willd., Echinalysium articulatum (P.Beauv.) Kunth, Elytrophorus articulatus P.Beauv., Phleum glomeruliflorum Steud., Sesleria spicata (Willd.) Spreng.
glomeruliflorum => flowers in globular clusters
spicata => spike-like, or disposed on a spike
spicatus => spike-like, or disposed on a spike