Poaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae Week: Poaceae- Chrysopogon gryllus subsp. echinulatus (Nees) T. A. Cope from Kashmir-GS28

Gurcharan Singh

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Apr 3, 2013, 7:28:47 AM4/3/13

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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.

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Balkar Singh

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Apr 4, 2013, 1:50:40 PM4/4/13

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Nice Pics With Details . Thanks for sharing Sir

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Dr Balkar Singh
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Nidhan Singh

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Apr 5, 2013, 8:46:19 PM4/5/13

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Beautiful pics Sir..thanks for showing..

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Dr. Nidhan Singh

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Saroj Kumar Kasaju

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Oct 28, 2024, 5:53:44 AM10/28/24

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Correct Nepali Names : धाप्ले घाँस Dhaaple Ghaans / पटपटे खर Patapate Khar