✿Poaceae · Eragrostis

Elastic Grass

Eragrostis tenuifolia

Herb

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Flowering: September-October

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Eragrostis tenuifolia
Genus: Eragrostis
Family: Poaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Wet areas in wastelands
Habitat type: Wetland, Wasteland
Distribution: India to tropical Africa
Found in India: Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya, Odisha
Flowering & fruiting: September-October
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Parallel

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.

Botanical family

Poaceae

Grass family

Elastic Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.

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

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