Spodiopogon cotulifer (Thunb.) Hack.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Andropogon cotulifer Thunb.; Eccoilopus andropogonoides Steud.; Eccoilopus cotulifer (Thunb.) A.Camus; Eccoilopus cotulifer subsp. densiflorus (Ohwi) T.Koyama; Eulalia cotulifer (Thunb.) Munro ex Miq.; Miscanthus cotulifer (Thunb.) Benth.; Saccharum cotuliferum (Thunb.) Roberty
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Spodiopogon cotulifer (Thunb.) Hack.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy hillsides, valleys, roadsides and swampy places; 200 - 1000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : The spikelets drop very readily at maturity, leaving slender, articulated raceme axes bearing paired, clavate pedicels of distinctive and easily recognizable appearance.
  • Key identification features : Spikelets narrowly lanceolate, 5-6 mm; awn 12-18 mm
  • Flower, Fruit : September-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, India, Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : West Himalaya, Assam to Central and South China, Temperate East Asia
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 274
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Spodiopogon cotulifer. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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