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Paspalidium punctatum

Herb

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

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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
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
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

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
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.

Botanical family

Poaceae

Grass family

Paspalidium punctatum belongs to the Poaceae family.

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