✿Poaceae · Spodiopogon

Stalked-Leaf Beard Grass

Spodiopogon rhizophorus

Herb

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
Flowering: September-December

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Spodiopogon rhizophorus
Genus: Spodiopogon
Family: Poaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Semi-evergreen forests often along road cuttings
Habitat type: Forest
Distribution: India
Found in India: Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka
Flowering & fruiting: September-December
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

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 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.

Botanical family

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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