Eragrostis tenuifolia (A. Rich.) Hochst. ex Steud.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Poaceae
  • Species : Eragrostis tenuifolia
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Eragrostis patula (Kunth) Steud.
  • Common name : Elastic Grass
  • Collection Nos : HFP 534, CJS 14306, CJS 15241
  • Key identification features : Culms tufted. Blades oblong, inrolled. Panicles ovate, rachii with glandular bands and crateriform glands, pedicel with glandular bands about the middle. Spikelets oblong, olive green to blackish. Caryopsis oblong subquadrate.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Chikamagalur, Dharwad, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysore, Uttara Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg

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