Fountain Grass
Cenchrus setaceus
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka & more
How to identify Fountain Grass
Identify Fountain Grass by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- Confirm fruit surface: Spiny/burr-like.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Fountain Grass.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cenchrus setaceus
- Genus
- Cenchrus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- 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
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet“It is drought-tolerant, grows fast, reaches 3 feet in height, and has many purple, plumose flower spikes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit surface
- Spiny/burr-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Grain
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fountain Grass itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Fountain Grass
Fountain Grass (Cenchrus setaceus) is a species in the Poaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka and 2 other states.
Poaceae
Grass family
Fountain Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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