Agrostis nervosa Nees ex Trin.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Agrostis brevipes (Keng ex J.L.Yang) Keng ex J.L.Yang; Agrostis clarkei Hook.f.; Agrostis limprichtii Pilg.; Agrostis lushuiensis B.S.Sun & Y.C.Wang; Agrostis schneideri Pilg.; Agrostis schneideri var. brevipes Keng ex J.L.Yang; Agrostis taliensis Pilg.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Agrostis nervosa Nees ex Trin.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grassy or stony mountain slopes, meadows, broad-leaved woodlands, bamboo forests; 2000 - 4000 m. altitude
  • Comments / notes : This is a variable species with a wide range of spikelet size, but usually with clearly unequal, purple glumes and awnless lemmas.
  • Key identification features : Spikelets usually dark purple; glumes unequal; plant often less than 30 cm tall
  • Flower, Fruit : August-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Tibet, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pakistan to South 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: 258
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Agrostis nervosa. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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