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Agrostis peninsularis
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Family:
POACEAE/GRAMINEAE
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Citation: Agrostis peninsularis Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 7: 255. 1896; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1810(1253). 1934; Sreek. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Kerala Grasses 323. 1991; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 40. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 82. 1998.
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Description:
Culms tufted, erect, to 60 cm; nodes glabrous. Leaf-blades 6-18 x 0.3-0.6 cm, smooth; ligule truncate, to 0.4 cm. Panicles to 20 cm, lax, open. Spikelets oblong-elliptic, to 0.3 cm; callus glabrous. Glumes ovate-oblong, 0.25-0.3 cm; lemma truncate, with 2 aristae and basally exerted awn; awn to 0.5 cm with a definite column; palea to 0.22 cm.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-January
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District(s):
Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
India and Afghanistan
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Umayamala
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