Annual Kyasuwa Grass
Pennisetum pedicellatum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- August-January
How to identify Annual Kyasuwa Grass
Identify Annual Kyasuwa 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: August-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Annual Kyasuwa 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 Annual Kyasuwa Grass itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- தீனாநாத் புல்
About Annual Kyasuwa Grass
Annual kyasuwa grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) is a herb in the Poaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and 2 other states. It grows in waste places. Flowering and fruiting run from August to January.
Uses
In practice it is harvested for fodder.
Poaceae
Grass family
Annual Kyasuwa Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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