Stalked-Leaf Beard Grass
Spodiopogon rhizophorus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-December
How to identify Stalked-Leaf Beard Grass
Identify Stalked-Leaf Beard 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: September-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Poaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Stalked-Leaf Beard 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 Stalked-Leaf Beard Grass itself; the rest are typical of the Poaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Stalked-Leaf Beard Grass
Stalked-Leaf Beard Grass (Spodiopogon rhizophorus) belongs to the Poaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen forests often along road cuttings. Flowering and fruiting run from September to December.
Poaceae
Grass family
Stalked-Leaf Beard Grass belongs to the Poaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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