✿Poaceae · Cenchrus

Bajira / Bajra

Cenchrus americanus

outdoor

How to identify Bajira

Identify Bajira by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

Confirm fruit surface: Spiny/burr-like.
In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bajira.

Scientific name: Cenchrus americanus
Genus: Cenchrus
Family: Poaceae
Found in India: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Punjab
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Characters marked “recorded” are for Bajira itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.

Bajra (Cenchrus americanus) belongs to the Poaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and 15 other states.

Locally it is harvested for fodder. Its sap or hairs can irritate skin, so handle it with care.

Botanical family

Grass family

Bajira belongs to the Poaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

Point your camera at Bajira or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.

If you are starting from symptoms instead of a diagnosis, use the plant disease symptom checker to narrow the cause before treating.