Eli-K-Kucci-P-Pul / Ravanna's Moustache
Spinifex littoreus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa & more
- Flowering
- October-March
How to identify Eli-K-Kucci-P-Pul
Identify Eli-K-Kucci-P-Pul 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Spherical spiny seed heads that tumble across beach sand.
- Confirm fruit surface: Spiny/burr-like.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Lakshadweep and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Eli-K-Kucci-P-Pul.
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
- Spiny/burr-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Grain
Characters marked “recorded” are for Eli-K-Kucci-P-Pul itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- রাবনের গোঁফ Rabanera Gompha
- Tamil
- எலிக்குச்சிப்புல் Eli-K-Kucci-P-Pul, இராவணன் மீசை Iravanan-Michai, இராவணன்புல் Iravanan-Pul
- Kannada
- ರಾವಣನ ಮೀಸೆ ಹುಲ್ಲು Raavanana Meese Hullu
- Malayalam
- എലിമുള്ള് Elimullu
- Marathi
- कोलांटी तण Kolanti Tan, रावणाची मिशी Ravanachi Mishi
About Eli-K-Kucci-P-Pul
Ravanna's Moustache (Spinifex littoreus) is a herb in the Poaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and 3 other states. It grows in sea shore. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Poaceae
Grass family
Eli-K-Kucci-P-Pul belongs to the Poaceae family.
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