Seete-Che Pohe / Chinese Lovegrass
Eragrostis unioloides
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eragrostis unioloides
- Genus
- Eragrostis
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Bunds of paddy fields, streams, banks of backwaters and waste places
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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
- Nepali
- तिल्के झार Tilke Jhaar
- Malayalam
- അവിൽപ്പുല്ല്
- Marathi
- सीतेचे पोहे Seete-che pohe
About Seete-Che Pohe
Chinese Lovegrass (Eragrostis unioloides) 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 bunds of paddy fields, streams, banks of backwaters and waste places. It occurs across Cosmopolitan. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Poaceae
Grass family
Seete-Che Pohe belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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