PLANT SPECIES STUDIED

9.     SEDGES AND GRASSES

S.No.	BOTANICAL NAME OF THE TAXON	FAMILY	GROWTH HABIT	WILD, CULTIVATED, ESCAPE OR OTHER	FLOWER COLOUR	COMMON NAME	IMAGE
1	Cyperus alternifolius L.	Cyperaceae	Sedge	Cultivated	----	Umbrella Palm, Umbrella Sedge, Umbrella papyrus
2	Cyperus rotundus L.	Cyperaceae	Sedge	Wild	----	Common Nut Sedge, Coco Grass, Nut Grass, Purple Nut Sedge, Java grass, Red nut Sedge
3	Acrachne racemosa (Hayne ex Roth) Ohwi	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Goose grass, Chinkhe, Jaura
4	Arundo donax L.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Giant Reed, Spanish Cane, Colorado River Reed, Wild Cane, Bara Naal, Baree, Doka, Naal, Naaldura
5	Avena fatua L.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Common Wild Oat, Spring Wild Oat
6	Avena sativa L.	Poaceae	Grass	Cultivated	----	Oat, Red Oat
7	Cenchrus americanus (L.) Morrone	Poaceae	Grass	Cultivated	----	Pearl Millet, Bajra
8	Cenchrus biflorus Roxb.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Burgrass, Indian Sandbur, Bhurat
9	Cenchrus ciliaris L.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Buffel Grass, Anjan, Dhaman, Baiba, Kusa, Dhamanio
10	Cenchrus setigerus Vahl	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Bird wood Grass, Dhaman Grass
11	Chloris barbata Sw.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Swollen Finger Grass, Airport Grass, Feather Finger Grass, Pea-Cock Plume Grass, Plush Grass, Purple top Chloris
12	Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Citronella Grass, Ceylon Citronella, Blue Citronella Grass
13	Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Bermuda Grass, Doob
14	Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Crowfoot Grass, Egyptian Crowfoot Grass, Beach Wire Grass, Coast Button Grass, Comb Fringe Grass, Duck Grass, Durban Crowfoot, Egyptian Finger Grass, Egyptian Grass, Four-finger Grass, Finger Comb Grass, Makra
15	Desmostachya bipinnata (L.) Stapf	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Daabh, Dhab, Davoli, Durva, Dabhena
16	Dichanthium annulatum (Forssk.) Stapf.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Sheda Grass, Blue stem, Diaz Bluestem, Hindi Grass, Marvel Grass, Ringed Dichanthium, Angleton Grass
17	Digitaria bicornis (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Asian Crabgrass
18	Dinebra chinensis (L.) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Red Sprangletop, Asian Sprangletop, Chinese Sprangletop
19	Dinebra panicea (Retz.) P.M. Peterson & N. Snow	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----,	Thread Sprangletop, Mucronate Sprangletop, Red Sprangletop, Sprangletop
20	Dinebra retroflexa (Vahl) Panz.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Viper Grass, Cat’s tail Grass
21	Echinochloa colonum (L.) Link	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Jungle Rice, Deccan Grass, Awnless Barnyard Grass, Shama Millet, Small Barnyard Grass, Jangali Jhangora, Jharwa, Jirio, Shama
22	Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Barnyard Millet, Jungle Rice, Cock’s Foot, Prickly Grass, Cockspur Grass, Japanese Millet, Water Grass
23	Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Indian Crowfoot Grass, Indian Goose Grass, Cockspur Grass, Japanese Millet, Water Grass
24	Eragrostis ciliaris (L.) R. Br.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Gophertail Lovegrass
25	Eragrostis japonica (Thunb.) Trin.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Pond Lovegrass
26	Eragrostis minor Host	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Little Lovegrass, Lesser Lovegrass
27	Eragrostis multiflora Trin.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	----
28	Eragrostis tenella (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Chinese Lovegrass
29	Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Cogon Grass, Cotton Grass, Kunai Grass, Thatch Grass, Uloo, Sirhu
30	Megathyrsus maximus (Jacq.) B. K. Simon & W. L. Jacobs	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Guinea Grass, Green Panic Grass
31	Oryza sativa L.	Poaceae	Grass	Cultivated	----	Rice, Paddy, Sake, Chawal, Dhan
32	Paspalum distichum L.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Knot Grass, Besak
33	Perotis hordeiformis Nees in Hooker & Arontt	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	----
34	Phalaris minor Retz.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Lesser Canary Grass, Little seed Canary Grass, Small Canary Grass, Gulli-Danda
35	Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Tall Reed; Narkul, Nal, Doka-ghas, Kilak
36	Poa annua L.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Annual Bluegrass, Annual Meadow Grass
37	Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Annual Beard Grass, Annual Rabbit’s Foot Grass
38	Rostraria pumila (Lam.) Tzvelev	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Rough Cat’s Tail, Rough Tail, Tiny Bristle Grass
39	Saccharum spontaneum L.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Wild Sugarcane, Kans Grass, Kahi Thatch Grass, Kans, Kaahi
40	Setaria flavida (Retz.) Veldkamp	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Yellow Watercrown Grass
41	Setaria intermedia Roem. & Schult.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	----
42	Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Cat’s Tail Grass, Cat-Tail Millet, Horse Grass, Pigeon Grass, Queens land Pigeon Grass, Yellow Foxtail, Bandra, Bandri, Ban Kauni, Siun, Ankutt
43	Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Bristly Foxtail, Bur Bristle Grass, Bur Grass, Foxtail, Hooked Bristle Grass, Chirchita, Barchitta, Laptuna, Latkaunya
44	Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench	Poaceae	Grass	Cultivated	----	Sudan Grass, Jowar, Jowari, Sorghum, Great Millet, Milo, Chari
45	Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Johnson Grass, Aleppo Millet Grass, Baru, Chinna, Jangli Jowar
46	Tripidium bengalense (Retz.) H. Scholz	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Munj Sweetcane, Barua Sugarcane, Barua Grass, Sarkanda
47	Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholz	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Raveena Grass, Elephant Grass, Plume Grass
48	Triticum aestivum L.	Poaceae	Grass	Cultivated	----	Wheat, Bread Wheat, Common Wheat, Gehun, Kanak
49	Urochloa distachyos (L.) T. Q. Nguyen	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Brown Top Millet, Armgrass, Millet
50	Urochloa ramosa (L.) T. Q. Nguyen	Poaceae	Grass	Wild	----	Browntop Millet
51	Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr. var. pacifica Goudsw.	Poaceae	Grass	Cultivated	----	Manila Grass, Korean Grass, Manila Temple Grass, Siglap Grass, Temple Grass, Japanese Carpet