Enneapogon persicus

Enneapogon persicus Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 5: 71 1844. (Syn: Calotheca elegans Wight & Arn. ex Steud. [Invalid]; Calotheria elegans Wight & Arn. ex Steud.; Enneapogon dipsaceus Wall. ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Enneapogon elegans (Nees ex Steud.) Stapf; Enneapogon glumosus (Hochst.) Maire & Weiller; Enneapogon schimperianus (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Renvoize; Ischaemum papposum Rottler ex Hook.f. [Invalid]; Pappophorum aucheri Jaub. & Spach; Pappophorum elegans Nees ex Steud.; Pappophorum glumosum Hochst.; Pappophorum persicum (Boiss.) Steud.; Pappophorum schimperianum Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Pappophorum turcomanicum Trautv.) ?;

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Spain, Sahara to Xinjiang and Tanzania, Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar: Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mali, Myanmar, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sudan, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yemen as per POWO;
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Common name: Persian Pappus-Grass
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Enneapogon persicus images: 2 high res. images.
Here are images of Enneapogon persicus taken from Anantapur, AP.

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“Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: – 01042013MR5 from Pune for ID —MR5” :  Attachments (3). 6 posts by 3 authors.
13/10/2012
Kindly help Id this plant again growing along the wall of a well at Pune in a private housing society. It was barbed so could not get close up pictures

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May be Phalaris minor but not very sure

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References:

POWO  The Plant List  GRIN  Flora of Pakistan 1  Flora of Pakistan 2  Flora of China  RBG Kew: GrassBase Description  Flowers of India