Themeda anathera (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Androscepia anathera (Nees ex Steud.) Andersson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Themeda anathera (Nees ex Steud.) Hack.
  • Common name : Loonder Grass
  • Vernacular name :
    • Loonder (Hindi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grass growing along roadsides
  • Comments / notes : Loonder Grass is a densely clumped perennial grass with creeping rhizome
  • Key identification features : Spikes usually bearing 9 spikelets. Rachis glabrous. Fertile spikelets two or three, awnless
  • Flower, Fruit : June-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Himachal Pradesh : Shimla district
  • Native : Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to West and Central Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 329
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 275
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Themeda anathera. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

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