Poa sterilis M.Bieb.

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Festuca asperrima Link; Poa biebersteinii H.N.Pojark.; Poa rupestris M.Bieb. ex C.A.Mey.; Poa sterilis subsp. biebersteinii (H.N.Pojark.) Tzvelev; Poa sterilis var. bodrakensis Tzvelev; Poa sterilis var. juzepczukii Tzvelev
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Poa sterilis M.Bieb.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Along the streams bank damp areas and moist mixed forest slopes
  • Key identification features : Tufted perennial habit, long ligules (2.5-3 mm long), glabrous callus, intermediate nerves of the lemma obscure and palea keels scabrid
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Afghanistan, East Aegean Is., Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, South European Russi, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, West Himalaya
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Greece to West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 272
    • Nautiyal D.C. and Gaur R.D., (2017). Poa L. species in Uttarakhand, India and keys for their identification. Taiwania 62(1): 75-92
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Poa sterilis. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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