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Eragrostiella
bifaria
(Vahl) Bor
Published In:
Indian Forester 66: 270. 1940. (
Indian Forester
)
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 3/3/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Project Data
(Last Modified On 5/8/2018)
GROWTH: Lifespan:
Perennial
Life form:
Herbaceous
Plant habit:
Erect, Tufted
Stem consistency:
Firm
Stem height (cm):
23 to 56
Floral and plant sex:
Hermaphroditic/bisexual flowers
Inflorescence position:
Terminal
POACEAE Spikelet density:
Contiguous
POACEAE Spikelet length (mm):
6 to 20
POACEAE Number of spikelets (comprising fertile florets):
9 to 50
POACEAE Fruiting spikelets (abscission) [mandatory]:
Breaking up at maturity
POACEAE Fruiting Spikelets (secondary abscission):
Without secondary abscission
POACEAE Seed: Caryopsis with (type of pericarp):
Adherent pericarp
ECONOMIC USE: Domestic animal edible:
Fodder
Human edible:
Below ground structures
Details: Economic use:
Good fodder grass. Roots used for flavoring (Ambasta 1986).
References:
Clayton, W. D., M. S. Vorontsova, K. T. Harman & C. S. Williamson. 2002 +. GrassBase - World Grass Species: Descriptions, Identification, and Information Retrieval.
Ambasta. 1986. Useful Plants of India Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi.