Cenchrus setigerus Vahl

🌿 Common Name: इंजन घास, भुरतियो, Birdwood grass

IUCN Status

Not Applicable : Not Applicable
Neetu Kumari
Author: Neetu Kumari

Hi! Neetu this side, I'm a keen observer of the nature around me since my childhood and I always wanted to share the beauty of the mother nature with others too, so, I'm here to share my observations about plants.

  • Cenchrus montanus, Cenchrus uniflorus, Cenchrus bulbifer
  • Naturally grown
  • Clustered perennial grass, culms erect and somewhat bulbous at the base.
    Seedheads become dark purple in color on maturation. Inflorescence- a specified panicle.
    Cenchrus setigerus is extremely heat and drought resistant and also tolerates frost.
    Grows in desert and dry shrublands.
    Proposed as a barrier against moving sand.
    Valuable fodder in drylands.
    I'D: Sonu Kumar
    Source: iNaturalist(devendrabhardwaj), Flowers of India, Tropical Forages.

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    Anthers of Cenchrus setigerus
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    Leaf sheath and leaf
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    Nodes

Plant Phenological Events

Month Phenological Events
August 🌼 Flowering
September 🌼 Flowering
November 🍎 Fruit Ripening, 🍒 Fruiting, 🌼 Flowering

Systematic position

DivisionAngiosperm
ClassMonocotyledons
Sub-Class
SeriesGlumaceae
Ord
FamilyPOACEAE
SpeciesCenchrus setigerus Vahl
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