Elastic Grass
Eragrostis tenuifolia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-October
How to identify Elastic Grass
Identify Elastic Grass by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm fruit surface: Smooth, not spiny.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Elastic Grass.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Poaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit surface
- Smooth, not spinyrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Grain
Characters marked “recorded” are for Elastic Grass itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Elastic Grass
A member of the Poaceae family, Elastic Grass (Eragrostis tenuifolia) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 3 other states. It grows in wet areas in wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Poaceae
Grass family
Elastic Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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