Requesting ID of Poaceae member (Grass)

[Nishant Chauhan]

Respected members, 

I have been looking for the ID of this small grass for quite some time now.

Description: Small perennial grass, grows in dense clumps, stays dormant in winters, plant height with inflorescence 15cm, typical thin grass leaf with average length 5.5cm. 

Habitat: Mostly moist sandstone slopes, sun facing.

Date: March 2024

Place: Mandi & Hamirpur, H.P. 

With regards, 

Nishant Chauhan

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Nishant ji

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks a lot, Manoj ji

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With regards,
J. M. Garg

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From: Manoj Chandran <>
Date: Mon, 1 Apr, 2024, 16:49
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:463718] Requesting ID of Poaceae member (Grass)
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Lolium perenne

[Nishant Chauhan]

Thank you, Mr. Manoj Ji, for identifying the plant. And, thanks Mr. J.M. Garg sir for your help. 

Best regards,

Nishant Chauhan

[Nishant Chauhan]

Dear sir,

I would like to share an update on this discussion, I was recently checking the description of the provided ID "Lolium perenne" but it didn't match the plant I posted, I also compared the posted plant with a live specimen of local Lolium spp. but it has no match (picture attached below). 

I then again tried to find the ID and compared the plant with some online herbarium specimens and found it matched with two species: Tripogon purpurascens and Oropetium roxburghianum. The description of Tripogon purpurascens is matching more accurately with the plant. I think it is Tripogon purpurascens which is also mentioned in state flora, a relevant paper is attached below for reference. Kindly validate this ID and apology for the delayed update from my side.

Best regards,

Nishant Chauhan 

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Nishant ji

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Manoj ji

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With regards,
J. M. Garg

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From: Manoj Chandran <>
Date: Tue, 14 May, 2024, 11:47
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:463718] Requesting ID of Poaceae member (Grass)
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Tripogon purpurascens could be the right identity, especially with the habitat picture and dwarfness of panicle. Not Oropetium. 

To compare with Lolium, kindly check if lower glume is present or not and also count the number of nerves on the lemma. If lower glume is present and lemmas are 3 nerved, then Tripogon is confirmed. In Lolium, lemma would be 5-nerved and lower glume would be absent.