About St Thomas Mount Rockgrass
St Thomas Mount Rockgrass (Oropetium thomaeum) 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 on old walls, roofs and on bare rocky soil. It occurs across Tropical Africa, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-December.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oropetium thomaeum
- Genus
- Oropetium
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On old walls, roofs and on bare rocky soil
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Poaceae
Grass family
St Thomas Mount Rockgrass belongs to the Poaceae family.
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