✿Poaceae · Schizachyrium

Serillo Dulce

Schizachyrium brevifolium

Herb

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Assam, Chhattisgarh, Manipur & more
Flowering: August-November

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Schizachyrium brevifolium
Genus: Schizachyrium
Family: Poaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Grasslands
Habitat type: Grassland
Distribution: Old World Tropics
Found in India: Assam, Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Kerala, Uttarakhand
Flowering & fruiting: August-November
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 Serillo Dulce itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.

About Serillo Dulce

Serillo Dulce (Schizachyrium brevifolium) is a herb in the Poaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Chhattisgarh, Manipur and 2 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.

Botanical family

Poaceae

Grass family

Serillo Dulce belongs to the Poaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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