Trisetum clarkei (Hook.f.) R.R.Stewart

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Avena clarkei Hook.f.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Trisetum clarkei (Hook.f.) R.R.Stewart
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Montane forests, among bushes, moist grassy mountainsides; 1900 - 4300 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : Trisetum clarkei is common in alpine pastures.
  • Key identification features : Panicle contracted but not dense and spikelike, lanceolate to subcylindrical, 5-18 cm; branches usually obvious, slightly spreading; glumes and lemmas narrowly lanceolate; anthers 1.3-1.6 mm
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Afghanistan to West and Central China
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 276
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Trisetum clarkei. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

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