St Thomas Mount Rockgrass
Oropetium thomaeum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oropetium thomaeum
- Genus
- Oropetium
- Family
- Poaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On old walls, roofs and on bare rocky soil
- Habitat type
- Rocky
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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.
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.
Poaceae
Grass family
St Thomas Mount Rockgrass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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