Themeda triandra Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 178 1775. (Syn: Andropogon tenuipedicellatus Steud.; Anthistiria argentea Nees;  Anthistiria arguens var. japonica (Willd.) Andersson; Anthistiria australis R.Br.; Anthistiria brachyantha Boiss.; Anthistiria caespitosa Andersson; Anthistiria ciliata Cav. ex Spreng. [Invalid] ….; Anthistiria cuspidata Andersson; Anthistiria depauperata Andersson; Anthistiria desfontainii Kunth [Illegitimate]; Anthistiria forskalii Kunth [Illegitimate]; Anthistiria glauca Desf. [Illegitimate]; Anthistiria imberbis Retz. ….; Anthistiria japonica Willd.; Anthistiria paleacea (Poir.) Ball; Anthistiria polystachya Roxb.; Anthistiria puberula Andersson; Anthistiria punctata Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Anthistiria subglabra Buse; Anthistiria syriaca Boiss.; Anthistiria vulgaris Hack.; Apluda imberbis Steud. [Invalid]; Calamina imberbis (Retz.) P.Beauv.; Calamina imberbis (Retz.) Roem. & Schult.; Stipa arguens var. japonica Houtt.; Stipa paleacea Poir.; Themeda australis (R.Br.) Stapf; Themeda barbinodis B.S.Sun & S.Wang; Themeda brachyantha (Boiss.) Trab.; Themeda forskalii Hack. [Illegitimate]; Themeda forskalii (Kunth) Hack. ex Duthie …………; Themeda glauca (Desf.) Batt. & Trab.; Themeda imberbis (Retz.) T.Cooke; Themeda japonica (Houtt.) Tanaka . ; Themeda polygama J.F.Gmel. [Illegitimate]; Themeda triandra var. brachyantha (Boiss.) Hack. …………..);
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Common name: Kangaroo Grass, red grass, red oat, red oat grass, rooigras • Kannada: bettanchi hullu, bheemana handhi hullu, gantu kaasi hullu
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Grass for ID : Pali,Maharashtra : 101212 : AK-1:
Grass at Pali in Maharashtra on the 23rd of Nov,12.
It was growing all over the place.
Height around 4-5 feet.


May species of Themeda ??


Yes. Themeda triandra



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Themeda triandra Forssk. (??) from Assam : Attachments (9). 4 posts by 2 authors.

Attached images may be Themeda triandra Forssk. (??) from Assam. Please validate.
Date :13.11.2013Location: Kamrup district, Assam
Family : Poaceae
Genus & species : Themeda triandra Forssk. (??)
Habitat: Grows wild on the side of the railway tract
Habit : Herb

Yes it is.


Yes. It is Themeda triandra


 


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Themeda triandra. Photograph from Pench Tiger Reserve Seoni M.P.



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ANOCT47 Themeda triandra : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).


Yes it is Themeda triandra Forssk.



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Grass For ID : Poaceae : Bangalore : 03DEC16 : AK-9 : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
Wild grass seen on the 30th Oct.


It is Themeda sp.


Themeda triandra



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Mumbai, MH :: Grass for ID (Themeda??) :: ARK2020-020 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4) – around 900 kb each.
Saw this grass in a marshy area in Charkop, Mumbai, MH in October 2019.
Is this some Themeda species?
Requested to please provide ID.


Themeda triandra


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Bilaspur grass id : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)- 2 mb.
Request for Id of a grass from Bilaspur. Photographed in May 2020.


Check with Themeda


Themeda triandra


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Need help with grass id (possibly, themeda?) : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
in BHopal; October 2nd, Black soil


Themeda triandra


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Poaceae: Themeda triandra Forssk.: 1 high res. image.
location/date: Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994


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Grass Week : AR11 tall-grasses from hilltops:
Sorry for the picture quality, just curious to know the grass kinds in this hilly habitat.
I have cropped pictures of spikelets, glumes, awn, stem, florets, blade and sheath. pictures. Hope these slight indications help in grass identification.
Height : 4-6 feet Approx.,
Habitat : hill top, grasslands, shola,: December 25, 2007
Time : Between 17:15 and 18.00
Location: Muthodi- Mullaiyanagiri  hills Western Ghats, Chikka magalur district Karnataka


Themeda arguens (L.) Hack.


Themeda triandra


 


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References:
POWO  The Plant List  Flowers of India

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