Grass Survey done from 31st may to 2nd June 2025
Second grass Survey in Palakonda, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh
List of grass species
1. Parahyparrhenia bellariensis
2. Chrysopogon velutinus
3. Chrysopogon fulvus
4. Chrysopogon asper
5. Bothriochloa pseudoischaemum
6. Bothriochloa woodrowii
7. Aristida setacea
8. Aristida funiculata
9. Aristida mutabilis
10.Aristida adscensionis
11. Aristida hystrix
12. Oropetium thomeum
13. Oropetium villosulum
14. Tripogon roxburghii
15. Arthraxon echinatus
16. Arthraxon lancifolius
17. Iseilema laxum
18. Eremopogon foveolatus
19. Panicum repens
20. Panicum sparsicomum
21. Panicum psilopodium
22. Setaria verticillata
23. Eragrostis tenella
24. Eragrostis viscosa
24. Eragrostis pilosa
25. Eragrostis unioloides
26. Eriochloa procera
27. Eragrostiella brachyphylla
28. Eragrostiella walkeri
29. Brachiaria remota
30. Brachiaria distachya
31. Cymbopogon coloratus
32. Saccharum spontaneum
33. Cynodon dactylon
34. Digitaria bicornis
35. Digitaria ciliaris
36. Digitaria longiflora
37. Digitaria tomentosa
38. Heteropogon contortus
39. Echinochloa colona
40. Leptochloa panicea
1. Parahyparrhenia bellariensis is an extremely rare, critically endangered Indian grass in the family Poaceae, notable for being rediscovered in 2021 after nearly 184 years. This highly endemic species, found in Andhra Pradesh and potentially Madhya Pradesh, was previously thought extinct.
Survey with Vineet Kumar IFS & Manoj Chandran IFS (Retd)
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