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Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Poaceae / Gramineae<br />

Chrysopogon aucheri (Boiss) Stapf<br />

(Syn: Andropogon aucheri Boiss)<br />

English name: Aucher's grass.<br />

Local name:<br />

Description:<br />

A tufted-glaucous, perennial, about 60 cm tall erect or ascending grass,<br />

inflorescence a loose panicle, typically with golden yellow tinge.<br />

Flowering Period:<br />

February to May and again September to November.<br />

Habitat:<br />

Xerophytic.Awiry desert species growing in the most<br />

inhospitable habitats such as rocky slopes and rock<br />

fissures.<br />

Uses:<br />

Awelcome fodder plant in these places.<br />

Distribution:<br />

Iran,Afghanistan,Arabia, Pakistan, East Africa and India.

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