Thatch grass
Saccharum spontaneum
Also known as Wild sugar cane, Kans Grass
About Thatch grass
Saccharum spontaneum (wild sugarcane, kans grass) is a grass native throughout much of tropical and subtropical Asia, northern Australia, and eastern and northern Africa. It is a perennial grass, growing up to three meters in height, with spreading rhizomatous roots. The plant has hybridized with Saccharum officinarum, a domesticated sugarcane. The hybridization has produced Saccharum barberi and Saccharum sinense.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Saccharum spontaneum
- Genus
- Saccharum
- Family
- POACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wetlands
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- कांस Kaans, काँस
- Nepali
- काँस Kaans, काँस
- Bengali
- Kansh, কাশফুল
- Tamil
- Pekkarimpu, நாணல், குசப்புல்
- Telugu
- Kaki ceruku, కాకిచెరకు
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಕಬ್ಬು Kaadu kabbu, ಹುಚ್ಚುಕಬ್ಬು Hucchu kabbu, ತೇಜನಕ Tejanaka
- Malayalam
- Nannana
- Marathi
- Kamis
Poaceae
Grass family
Thatch grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
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