Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (GRASS FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Poaceae
  • Species : Heteropogon contortus
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
  • Common name : Tangle head Grass
  • Vernacular name : Oobu hullu, Gandu bin (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0398; HJCB-E-233
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao; K.R.K.Swamy
  • Collection Date : 28/11/2014; 15/11/2014
  • Collection Locality : Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State; Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Open deciduous forest
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : July-November
  • Native : Pantropical
  • Comments : On foothills to 1200 m and slopes. Often the seeds gets entangled in clothes.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Tropical and warm Temperate regions.
  • Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
  • 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=Heteropogon contortus. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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