I think this is common in plains also On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Bothriochloa ischaemum *(L.) Keng, Contr. Biol. Lab. Sci. Soc. China, > Bot. Ser. 10:201. 1936 > syn: *Andropogon ischaemum* L.; *Dichanthium ischaemum* (L.) Roberty > > Tufted perennial herb mostly basal leaves; stems erect or geniculately > ascending, up to 60 cm high. Leaf-blades up to 15 cm long, 2-4 mm wide. > Inflorescence with 5-13 subdigitate 4-6 cm long racemes; shortly > pedunculate, the peduncles glabrous. Sessile spikelet oblong-lanceolate, > 3.5-5 mm long; lower glume chartaceous, hairy below the middle, not glossy, > without a pit, acute; awn 12-15 mm long. Pedicelled spikelet glabrous on the > back, without a pit. > > Common in lawns in Kashmir. Photographed from Srinagar and Baramulla in > Kashmir in June. > > -- > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
