Jansen Grass
Jansenella griffithiana
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-December
How to identify Jansen Grass
Identify Jansen 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-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka, Meghalaya and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Jansen 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 Jansen Grass itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Jansen Grass
Jansen Grass (Jansenella griffithiana) is a herb in the Poaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Assam, Karnataka and 2 other states. It grows in moist rocky grasslands and swamps. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Poaceae
Grass family
Jansen Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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