Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Poaceae / Gramineae
Urochondra setulosa (Trin.) C. E. Hubbard
(Syn: Villa setulosa Trin.)
English name:
Local name: Budhala.
Description:
Densely tufted perennial with short rhizomes. Highly salt tolerant grass species of
coastal belt, flowering stem erect or geniculately ascending, stout, 15-90 cm high,
densely pubescent below the inflorescence. Leaves stiff and narrow most dense in
the lower part of the plant.
Flowering Period:
Almost throughout the year.
Habitat:
Common species of dune-slacks, banks of salt water
creeks and saline flats.
Uses:
Distribution:
Morocco to Somalia (Northern Africa), India and Pakistan
and Arabia.
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