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Chrysopogon gryllus (L.) Trin., Fund. Agrost. 188 1820. (Syn: Andropogon echinulatus Nees ex Steud.; Andropogon glabratus (Trin.) Steud.; Andropogon gryllus L. …; Andropogon paniculatus Lam.; Andropogon royleanus Steud.; Apluda gryllus (L.) C. Presl; Chloris gryllus Honck.; Chrysopogon echinulatus (Nees) W.Watson; Chrysopogon echinulatus (Nees ex Steud.) Bor ex Ahmad & R.R. Stewart; Chrysopogon glabratus Trin.; Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) Cope …; Chrysopogon royleanus (Steud.) W.Watson; Chrysopogon verticillatus St.-Lag. [Illegitimate]; Holcus gryllus (L.) R.Br.; Pollinia gryllus (L.) Spreng. ..; Rhaphis echinulata Nees [Invalid]; Rhaphis gryllus (L.) Trin.; Rhaphis gryllus (L.) Desv.; Rhaphis royleana (Steud.) B.D.Jacks.; Sorghum gryllus (L.) Kuntze);
Perennial grass up to 150 cm tall; leaf-blades up to 30 cm long, 3-5 mm broad, sparsely hairy; panicle with stiff erect branches bearded at tip with 2-3 jointed short racemes; spikelets reddish, in pairs, one sessile, and one stalked; sessile spikelet with laterally compressed 6-8 mm long minutely hispidulous lower glume, upper glume awnless or with up to 10 mm long awn; stalked spikelet with lower glume bearing 4-7 mm long awn.
Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) T. A. Cope from Kashmir: Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) T. A. Cope in Kew Bull. 35:701. 1980. Syn: Andropogon echinulatus (Nees) Steud.; Andropogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) Hack.; Chrysopogon echinulatus (Nees) Wats.
Perennial grass up to 150 cm tall; leaf-blades up to 30 cm long, 3-5 mm broad, sparsely hairy; panicle with stiff erect branches bearded at tip with 2-3 jointed short racemes; spikelets reddish, in pairs, one sessile, and one stalked; sessile spikelet with laterally compressed 6-8 mm long minutely hispidulous lower glume, upper glume awnless or with up to 10 mm long awn; stalked spikelet with lower glume bearing 4-7 mm long awn.
Common in dry wastelands and dry hill sides. Photographed from above Cheshma Shahi in Kashmir.
Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae- Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) T. A. Cope from Kashmir-GS28 : Attachments (4). 3 posts by 3 authors.
Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) T. A. Cope in Kew Bull. 35:701. 1980.
Syn: Andropogon echinulatus (Nees) Steud.; Andropogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) Hack.; Chrysopogon echinulatus (Nees) Wats.
Perennial grass up to 150 cm tall; leaf-blades up to 30 cm long, 3-5 mm broad, sparsely hairy; panicle with stiff erect branches bearded at tip with 2-3 jointed short racemes; spikelets reddish, in pairs, one sessile, and one stalked; sessile spikelet with laterally compressed 6-8 mm long minutely hispidulous lower glume, upper glume awnless or with up to 10 mm long awn; stalked spikelet with lower glume bearing 4-7 mm long awn.
Common in dry wastelands and dry hill sides. Photographed from above Cheshma Shahi in Kashmir.
My Pending Identifications: Chakrata- Grass for id:: NS MARCH 33 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4).
This inflorescence was shot from Budher area, pics are not complete, will be happy to know about id..
Chrysopogon gryllus
References:
The Plant List GRIN (In bold at the
top) Flora of Pakistan (Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus) Annonated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal Flora of China |
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