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Paspalidium punctatum

Herb
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Jammu & Kashmir
Flowering
August-March

How to identify Paspalidium punctatum

Identify Paspalidium punctatum 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: August-March.
  • In India, compare location records such as Jammu & Kashmir.
  • Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Paspalidium punctatum.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Paspalidium punctatum
Genus
Paspalidium
Family
Poaceae
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Wetlands
Habitat type
Wetland
Native to
East Africa, Tropical Asia
Distribution
North Africa, Himalayas, India, Tropical Asia
Found in India
Jammu & Kashmir
Flowering & fruiting
August-March
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Parallel venation leaf character
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

Inflorescence
Spike
Fruit
Grain

Characters marked “recorded” are for Paspalidium punctatum itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Paspalidium punctatum

Paspalidium punctatum belongs to the Poaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir. It grows in wetlands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.

Illustration representing the Poaceae family
Botanical family

Poaceae

Grass family

Paspalidium punctatum belongs to the Poaceae family.

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