Chloris quinquesetica

Chloris quinquesetica Bhide for confirmation : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (9)
This images had been lying in my dubia folder until I chanced upon the identity last week.
I have been seeing this grass for the past two years and the images attached have been captured between August and November.
Identification pointers:
Peduncle below the spikes and rachis of the spikes hairy (-742).
Ligule: narrow fimbriate membrane.
Spike length: 2 in
Spikelets have awn.
Racemes are compact (-09432).
Original article can be found at: J. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 8: 311 1912.

What is the locality of this population?

Yes it is

This grass was encountered at Matheran

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References:

POWO  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  RBG Kew: GrassBase  BSI Flora of India checklist Flora of Pakistan  India Biodiversity Portal