Lambi / Broom Grass
Aristida setacea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aristida setacea
- Genus
- Aristida
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests and grasslands, also in the plains
- Native to
- India to Mascarene Islands
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mascarene Islands
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Lambi, Ludabaru
- Tamil
- Thudappampillu, Ukam, Ucippul
- Kannada
- Dodda hanchi hullu
- Marathi
- Mothi kussal
About Lambi
Broom Grass (Aristida setacea) is a herb belonging to the Poaceae family (Grass family). Members of this family are generally characterised by 2-ranked narrow linear leaves, spikelet clusters flower clusters, caryopsis (grain) fruit. It is typically found in moist and dry deciduous forests and grasslands, also in the plains. Native to India to Mascarene Islands, it is distributed across India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mascarene Islands. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Poaceae
Grass family
Lambi belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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