Herbarium JCB

Aristida setacea Retz.

Family : POACEAE
(GRASS FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
Species : Aristida setacea
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Aristida setacea Retz.
Common name : Broom Grass
Vernacular name : Dodda hanchi hullu, Parke hullu (Kan.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-224
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : September, 2010
Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : A coarse perennial. Culms are stout and erect. Leaves are linear, convolute, sheaths are long. Ligule is a fringe of short hairs. Spikelets are in a panicle, 12-17 mm long. Glumes are linear-lanceolate. Lemma is 3-nerved, awn is smooth.
Habit : Herb
Comments : On plains and lower hill slopes.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Anantapur district, Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Odisha State
World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mascarene Islands
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Aristida setacea. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.