Category: Aristida

  • Aristida species- Maharashtra (?)

    Poaceae, Cyperaceae,&Juncaceae week 01042013 DK3 : 1 image. 3 posts by 3 authors.
    sending Image for confirmation.

    yes looks like Aristida setacea


    While sending photos of Aristida genus, kindly remove and take a photograph of the floret with the trifid awn to see the relative length of the awns, length of the column, nature of twist of the column and also the attachment of the column and the trifid awn. After removing the awn from the spikelet, what remains is the lower and upper glume. Post the photograph of the glumes after removing the awned floret. The relative length of the two glumes and the relative length of the awn/arista of the glumes would help in confirming identification.


  • Aristida adscensionis

    Aristida adscensionis L. (syn: Aristida abyssinica Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida adscensionis var. abortiva A.Beetle ………………………….; Aristida aethiopica Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida americana var. bromoides (Kunth) Scribn. & Merr.; Aristida arabica Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida bromoides Kunth; Aristida canariensis Willd.; Aristida cardosoi Cout.; Aristida chaetophylla Steud.; Aristida coarctata Kunth; Aristida coerulescens Desf.; Aristida coerulescens var. arabica Henrard ……; Aristida confusa Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida corctata Kunth; Aristida curvata (Nees) Nees ex A.Rich. ..; Aristida debilis Mez; Aristida depressa Retz. ..; Aristida dispersa Trin. & Rupr. …..; Aristida ehrenbergii Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida elatior Cav.; Aristida fasciculata Torr.; Aristida festucoides Poir.; Aristida gigantea L.f.; Aristida grisebachiana E.Fourn. .; Aristida guineensis Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida heymannii Regel; Aristida humilis Kunth; Aristida interrupta Cav.; Aristida laxa Willd. ex Trin. & Rupr., pro syn. (ambiguous synonym); Aristida luzoniensis Cav.; Aristida macrochloa Hochst.; Aristida maritima Steud.; Aristida mauritiana Hochst. ex A.Rich., nom. illeg.; Aristida mauritiana Kunth .; Aristida modatica Steud.; Aristida mongholica Trin.; Aristida nana Steud.; Aristida nigrescens J.Presl; Aristida nutans Steud., pro syn.; Aristida paniculata Forssk.; Aristida peruviana Beetle; Aristida pumila Decne.; Aristida pusilla Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida pygmaea Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida racemosa Spreng.; Aristida schaffneri E.Fourn.; Aristida setacea Steud., pro syn. (ambiguous synonym); Aristida simplicissima Steud.; Aristida spicigera Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida stricta var. decolorans E.Fourn. ex Dávila & Sánchez-Ken, pro syn.; Aristida stricta var. grisebachiana E.Fourn. ex Dávila & Sánchez-Ken, pro syn.; Aristida strictiflora Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida submucronata Schumach. & Thonn.; Aristida submucronata var. scabra Henrard; Aristida swartziana Steud.; Aristida teneriffae Steud.; Aristida thonningii Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida viciosorum Pau; Aristida vulgaris Trin. & Rupr., nom. superfl. …….; Aristida vulpioides Hance; Arthratherum adscensionis (L.) Tzvelev, no basionym ref. .; Chaetaria adscensionis (L.) P.Beauv.; Chaetaria bromoides (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.; Chaetaria canariensis (Willd.) P.Beauv.; Chaetaria coarctata (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.; Chaetaria coerulescens (Desf.) P.Beauv.; Chaetaria curvata Nees; Chaetaria depressa (Retz.) P.Beauv.; Chaetaria elatior (Cav.) P.Beauv.; Chaetaria fasciculata (Torr.) Schult. & Schult.f.; Chaetaria festucoides (Poir.) P.Beauv.; Chaetaria forskalii Nees, nom. superfl.; Chaetaria gigantea (L.f.) P.Beauv.; Chaetaria humilis (Kunth) Roem. & Schult.; Chaetaria interrupta (Cav.) P.Beauv.; Chaetaria luzoniensis (Cav.) P.Beauv.; Chaetaria mauritiana (Kunth) Nees .; Chaetaria nana Nees ex Steud., pro syn.; Chaetaria teneriffae P.Beauv., nom. nud.);
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    Tropics & Subtropics: Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Ascension, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Chad, Chile Central, Chile North, China North-Central, China South-Central, Colombia, Colorado, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Galápagos, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Haiti, Honduras, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kirgizstan, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Guinea, New Mexico, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, North Caucasus, Northern Provinces, Oklahoma, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Qinghai, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sicilia, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Windward Is., Xinjiang, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe; Introduced into: Hawaii, Japan, Madagascar, Marquesas, Maryland, Mauritius, Missouri, New York, Rodrigues, Réunion, South Carolina as per POWO;
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    Afghanistan; Algeria; Andaman Is.; Angola; Argentina Northeast; Argentina Northwest; Arizona; Aruba; Ascension; Bahamas; Bangladesh; Benin; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil North; Brazil Northeast; Brazil Southeast; Brazil West-Central; Burkina; Burundi; California; Cameroon; Canary Is.; Cape Provinces; Cape Verde; Chad; Chile Central; Chile North; China North-Central; China South-Central; Colombia; Colorado; Cuba; Cyprus; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; East Aegean Is.; East Himalaya; Ecuador; Egypt; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Free State; Galpagos; Ghana; Greece; Guatemala; Gulf States; Gulf of Guinea Is.; Haiti; Hawaii; Honduras; India; Inner Mongolia; Iran; Iraq; Italy; Ivory Coast; Jamaica; Kansas; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kirgizstan; Kriti; KwaZulu-Natal; Lebanon-Syria; Leeward Is.; Lesotho; Lesser Sunda Is.; Libya; Madagascar; Madeira; Malawi; Mali; Maryland; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mexican Pacific Is.; Mexico Central; Mexico Gulf; Mexico Northeast; Mexico Northwest; Mexico Southeast; Mexico Southwest; Missouri; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nebraska; Nepal; Netherlands Antilles; Nevada; New Guinea; New Mexico; New York; Nicaragua; Nicobar Is.; Niger; Nigeria; North Caucasus; Northern Provinces; Oklahoma; Oman; Pakistan; Palestine; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Qinghai; Rodrigues; Runion; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Seychelles; Sicilia; Sinai; Socotra; Somalia; South Carolina; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Texas; Thailand; Togo; Transcaucasus; Tunisia; Turkey; Turks-Caicos Is.; Uganda; Utah; Uzbekistan; Venezuela; Venezuelan Antilles; Vietnam; West Himalaya; Western Sahara; Windward Is.; Xinjiang; Yemen; Zambia; Zare; Zimbabwe as per Catalogue of Life;
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    050619AB2 ID Aristida species? : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)

    Identification, please. Is this Aristida genus? Which species?

    Date/Time- November 8, 2017; 14:00 PM

    Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Eastern Melghat

    Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild

    Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-  Herb; Grass

    Height/Length- 1-2′ Height


    Aristida setacea. according to your information.


    efi page on Aristida setacea  

    Aristida adscensionis

    Thanks, … Is this an exotic/invasive species in India?

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    Grass id help: which Aristida?: 2 images.
    This is a perennial clump aristida in red soil in Bhopal
    20/5/2021


    Some species of Aristida….. may be Aristida setacea Retz.


    Aristida adscensionis


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    Help to id Grass: 2 high res. images.
    Grass was collected from rocky area.
    Oct-2021 (Gujrat ?)


    Pl. check Aristida species.


    Aristida adscensionis


     


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    References:
    POWO  Catalogue of Life  World Flora Online  BSI Flora of India  Flora of Pakistan  India Biodiversity Portal  Wikipedia  Feedipedia  Useful Tropical Plants  SEINet Portal Network  Calflora

  • Aristida funiculata

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    Cape Verde to NW. India: Afghanistan, Burkina, Cape Verde, Chad, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, West Himalaya, Yemen as per POWO;
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    Trin. & Rupr, in Mem. Acad. Petersb. Ser. VI. vii. (1849) 159 ; annual, very slender, panicle lax narrow, branches very short, gls. I and II 1/2-1 in. subequal awned, column of awn 1 in. or less, branches capillary 1-3 in. Steud. Syn. Gram. 142 ; Aitchis. Cat. Panjab Pl. 164 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, v. 492 (in part) ; Duthie Fodd. Grass. N. Ind. 47. A. funicularis, Trin. ex Steud. Nomencl. Ed. II. i. 131 ; Edgew, in Journ. As. Soc. Beng. xxi. (1852) 160, 163 (foenicularis). A. Kotschyi, Hochst, ex Steud. Syn. Gram. 142. A. macrathera, A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss, ii. 393 ; Steud. l. c. 142 ; Boiss. l. c. 493 (macranthera). A. mallica, Edgew, in Journ. Linn. Soc. vi. (1862) 209 ; Aitch. l. c. ; Duthie l.l. c. c. A. murina, Aitchis. l.c. 164 (non Cav.) ; Duthie Grass. N. W. Ind. 26. A. paradoxa, Schmidt Fl. Cap. Verd. 140. A. pilosa. Herb. Heyne (non Labill.). A. Royleana, Trin. & Rupr, in Mem. Acad. Petersb. VI. vii. (1849) 160 ; Lisboa in Journ. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. vii. (1892) 358. A. stipacea, Ehrenb. & Hempr, ex Trin. & Rupr. l. c. Chaetaria murina, Nees ex Trin. & Rupr. l. c. 160. C. murina, B. villosa, Nees ex Wight Cat. n. 1736. C. Royleana, Nees ex Steud. Syn. Gram. 143. Arthratherum Kotschyi, Hochst, ex Trin. l. c.—Aristida, Wall. Cat. n. 3787.
    Plains of the PANJAB from the Sutlej westward. RAJPOOTANA, and from the CONCAN southward.—DISTRIB. Beluchistan, Arabia, Trop. Africa.
    Stems many, geniculately ascending, 10 in. 2 ft. Leaves very slender, flat or convolute, base ciliate with long hairs. Panicle 4-10 in., branches erect capillary. Spikelets variable in length, pale ; gl. I rather shorter than II, keels scaberulous ; III smooth, callus sparsely bearded or naked ; column of awn very slender, minutely scaberulous, twisted, branches straight capillary.
    (From The Flora of British India (1897) from IBIS Flora)
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    Aristida funiculata Trin. & Rupr. SN 15jan 30 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2)
    Aristida funiculata Trin. & Rupr.,
    short grass in the hill slopes from Manmad area of Nashik Dt, Maharashtra

    Yes

     


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    References:
    POWO  The Plant List Ver.1.1  WCSP  Grass Base  Flora of Pakistan  India Biodiversity Portal  IBIS Flora  FAO  

    An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995- Details with keys)  
  • Aristida redacta

    Aristida redacta Stapf, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1892: 85 (1892) (syn: Stipa aristoides Stapf ex Lisboa);
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    India to Bangladesh as per POWO;
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    Grass identification request: 2 high res. images.
    Habitat: Rocky area

    Habit: Herb
    Height: ~1m
    Loc: kota forest area
    Date: July 2022


    गुजराती नाम डाभसुळीयु


    Heteropogon sp.


    This is closest to Stipa jacquemontii. It is found in dry rocky slopes of lesser Himalayas, but never recorded outside Himalayas. So, it could be a new record for Aravallis. Closer pictures of dissected flower parts (especially glumes, lemma and awn with dimensions) would help in confirming identity.


    I am sorry for the earlier wrong identification. This species is Aristida redacta (looks like Stipa as the lateral awns are reduced and only median awn is prominent. It was also described under the name Stipa aristoides in JBNHS.


    1 specimen attached


     

     


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    References:
    POWO  Catalogue of Life  Flora of peninsular India  Pan India Bouquets  India Biodiversity Portal

  • Aristida mutabilis

    Aristida mutabilis Trin. & Rupr., Sp. Gram. Stipac. 150 1842. (syn: Aristida articulata Edgew.; Aristida astroclada Chiov.; Aristida cassanellii A.Terracc.; Aristida hoggariensis Batt. & Trab.; Aristida lauriolii Maire; Aristida longiradiata Steud.; Aristida meccana Hochst. ex Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida meccana var. lauriolii (Maire) Maire; Aristida meccana var. schweinfurthii (Boiss.) Maire & Weiller; Aristida mutabilis var. aequilonga Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida mutabilis var. hoggariensis (Batt. & Trab.) Henrard; Aristida mutabilis var. laeviglumis Henrard; Aristida mutabilis var. longiflora Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida mutabilis var. nigritiana (Hack.) Bourreil; Aristida mutabilis subsp. nigritiana (Hack.) Bourreil; Aristida mutabilis var. senegalensis Trin. & Rupr.; Aristida mutabilis var. tangensis Henrard; Aristida nigritiana Hack.; Aristida schweinfurthii Boiss.; Aristida schweinfurthii var. boissieri Schweinf.; Aristida spicata Rottler ex Hook.f., pro syn.; Aristida tenuiflora Steud.; Aristida tenuis Hochst., nom. illeg.);
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    Sahara to NW. India and Tanzania: Algeria, Benin, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Gulf States, India, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sinai, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen as per POWO;
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    3 posts by 3 authors.
    Aristida redacta
    Photograph from Pench Tiger Reserve Seoni M.P.

    please validate


    Aristida mutabilis


     

  • Aristida hystrix

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    Annuals or perennials; culms to 60 cm high, tufted, geniculate, nodes glabrous. Leaves 5-10 x 0.1-0.2 cm, narrow, glabrous; sheath rounded, glabrous; ligule a row of hairs. Panicle 10-15 x 7 cm, lax; branches filiform, glabrous. Spikelets similar, 7-8 mm long, lanceolate, solitary, pedicelled; lower glume 4 x 0.5 mm, 1-nerved, glabrous; upper glume 7 x 0.5 mm, acuminate, 1-nerved, keeled; floret one; lemma 7-8 x 1 mm, lanceolate, 3-nerved, awned; awns 10-15 mm long; palea minute, hyaline; stamens 3; ovary elliptic; styles 2, free; stigma plumose.

    Flowering and fruiting: June-December
    Moist deciduous forests
    India and Sri Lanka

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    07042013 for id request : 1 correct image as above.  2 posts by 2 authors.
    Kindly validate the grass sp. photo attached herewith.
    one of my send the same id. purpose.

    Date: some time in 2009
    Location: Jodhpur
    Habitat: Wild
    Habit: Grass.


    Grass 1 is Aristida hystrix and Grass 2 is Cymbopogon caesius


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    Bastar 01:
    ID please

    April 22
    Bastar, Chhattisgarh.

    Any habit image?


    Looks like a grass species. Post the habit picture as requested by … for proper ID.


    Aristida hystrix


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    Poaceae: Aristida hystrix L.f.: 1 image.
    synonyms: Aristida tripilis Thunb. ex Trin. & Rupr., Aristida rigida Roth, Chaetaria hystrix (L.f.) P.Beauv.
    location/date: Chilenahalli, Bangalore Distr., Karnataka, July 1997


  • Aristida cyanantha

    Aristida cyanantha Steud., Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 141 1854. (Syn: Chaetaria cyanantha (Steud.) Nees ex B.D.Jacks.);
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    Afghanistan to Nepal: Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya as per POWO;
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    Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae- 05042013GS7 grass for ID from KUd, J & K-GS57 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors.
    Another tall grass, growing along road in Kud, J & K. Pl. help in ID.


    Aristida cyanantha


     

  • Aristida setacea

    Aristida setacea Retz., Observ. Bot. 4: 22 1786. (Syn: Aristida adscendens Trimen [Invalid]; Aristida depressa Trin. [Illegitimate]; Aristida quinqueseta Steud.; Chaetaria setacea (Retz.) P.Beauv.);
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    W. Indian Ocean, India to Indo-China: Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Madagascar, Mauritius, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Thailand as per POWO;
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    Need help with Aristia spp. grass: 2 high resolution images.
    Please help with id
    Satpuras; 1/2/2021


    Check with Aristida setacea


    Aristida setacea


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    Grass flower for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
    This picture was taken in Tala zone of Bandhavgarh National Park on 11th Dec 14.
    Stem of this grass is used for making broom.
    May I request you to please help in ID.

    Aristida sp., perhaps.


    Aristida setacea



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    Grass for ID :
    This is one of the most dominant grass in bandhavgarh National Park.
    Villagers uses it for commercial sale in the market for making brooms.
    May I request the members to help in ID this grass.

    It is an Aristida species, most probably A. setacea.


    Yes it looks like Aristida setacea, which is very common grass in grassland of Bandhavgarh National Park, but it need some more detail.


    Aristida setacea




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    POWO  The Plant List  GrassBase  mset-biospectra