Grasses and sedges of the coasts of India
331 grasses and sedges on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the coasts of India, 1 of them threatened (1 Endangered) and 21 endemic to India.
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened grasses and sedges of the coasts of India (1)
Grasses and sedges of the coasts of India endemic to India (21)
- Arthraxon jubatus
- Arundinella metzii
- Chrysopogon tadulingamii
- Coelachne madayensis
- Dimeria bialata
- Dimeria chelariensis
- Dimeria connivens
- Dimeria fischeri
- Dimeria jainii
- Eleocharis konkanensis
- Fimbristylis kingii
- Fimbristylis lawiana
- Glyphochloa acuminata
- Glyphochloa santapaui NT
- Ischaemum bolei
- Ischaemum malabaricum
- Lophopogon tridentatus
- Manisuris myurus
- Oropetium villosulum
- Pogonatherum paniceum
- Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii
All grasses and sedges of the coasts of India on the list (331)
- Abildgaardia ovata Flatspike Sedge
- Abildgaardia triflora
- Actinoscirpus grossus giant bulrush
- Aeluropus lagopoides rabbit foot aeluropus
- Alloteropsis cimicina Bugseed Grass
- Andropogon chinensis
- Andropogon pumilus
- Apluda mutica Glutene-rice Grass
- Apocopis courtallumensis
- Apocopis mangalorensis
- Aristida adscensionis sixweeks three-awn
- Aristida funiculata
- Aristida hystrix
- Aristida redacta
- Aristida setacea
- Arthraxon hispidus small carpetgrass
- Arthraxon jubatus
- Arthraxon lancifolius
- Arundinella leptochloa
- Arundinella metzii
- Arundinella pumila
- Arundo donax giant reed
- Avena sativa Common Oat
- Axonopus compressus broadleaf carpetgrass
- Bambusa balcooa Female Bamboo
- Bambusa bambos Indian Thorny Bamboo
- Bambusa multiplex hedge bamboo
- Bambusa nutans
- Bambusa tulda Indian timber bamboo
- Bambusa ventricosa Buddha's belly
- Bambusa vulgaris common bamboo
- Bolboschoenus maritimus sea clubrush
- Bothriochloa pertusa pitted bluestem
- Bouteloua dactyloides buffalograss
- Bulbostylis barbata Watergrass
- Bulbostylis thouarsii
- Capillipedium filiculme
- Capillipedium huegelii
- Carex filicina
- Carex magellanica Tall Bog-sedge
- Cenchrus alopecuroides
- Cenchrus americanus
- Cenchrus biflorus Indian sandbur
- Cenchrus ciliaris buffelgrass
- Cenchrus echinatus Southern Sandbur
- Cenchrus hohenackeri
- Cenchrus pedicellatus
- Cenchrus pennisetiformis
- Cenchrus purpureus napier grass
- Cenchrus setosus
- Chloris barbata Finger Grass
- Chloris quinquesetica
- Chloris virgata feather finger grass
- Chrysopogon aciculatus Wild Oat Grass
- Chrysopogon aucheri
- Chrysopogon fulvus Reddish-Yellow Beardgrass
- Chrysopogon gryllus Scented Grass
- Chrysopogon lawsonii
- Chrysopogon tadulingamii
- Chrysopogon zizanioides Vetiver
- Cladium mariscoides smooth saw-grass
- Coelachne madayensis
- Coelachyrum lagopoides
- Coix aquatica
- Coix lacryma-jobi Job's Tears
- Cymbopogon caesius Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
- Cymbopogon citratus Lemon Grass
- Cymbopogon martini rosha grass
- Cymbopogon schoenanthus Fever grass
- Cynodon barberi
- Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass
- Cyperus alatus
- Cyperus alopecuroides foxtail flatsedge
- Cyperus alternifolius Umbrella Papyrus
- Cyperus alulatus
- Cyperus arenarius
- Cyperus aromaticus Aromatic Kyllinga
- Cyperus articulatus Jointed Flatsedge
- Cyperus atkinsonii
- Cyperus brevifolius Shortleaf Spikesedge
- Cyperus bulbosus
- Cyperus castaneus
- Cyperus ceylanicus
- Cyperus compressus Poorland Flatsedge
- Cyperus corymbosus
- Cyperus difformis Variable Flatsedge
- Cyperus digitatus Finger Flatsedge
- Cyperus distans Slender cyperus
- Cyperus dubius soft sedge
- Cyperus esculentus yellow nutsedge
- Cyperus exaltatus Giant Sedge
- Cyperus flavidus yellow flatsedge
- Cyperus hamulosus
- Cyperus haspan Haspan Flatsedge
- Cyperus imbricatus Imbricate Galingale
- Cyperus iria Rice flat-sedge
- Cyperus javanicus Javanese Flatsedge
- Cyperus laevigatus Smooth Flatsedge
- Cyperus maderaspatanus
- Cyperus melanospermus
- Cyperus michelianus
- Cyperus mindorensis whitehead spikesedge
- Cyperus neochinensis
- Cyperus niveus snow white sedge
- Cyperus nutans
- Cyperus ochraceus Pond Flatsedge
- Cyperus pangorei
- Cyperus paniceus
- Cyperus papyrus Papyrus sedge
- Cyperus pedunculatus Beachstar
- Cyperus platyphyllus
- Cyperus platystylis
- Cyperus polystachyos Bunchy flat-sedge
- Cyperus procerus
- Cyperus prolifer Dwarf Papyrus
- Cyperus pumilus Annual Flat-sedge
- Cyperus puncticulatus
- Cyperus richardii
- Cyperus rotundus Purple nutsedge
- Cyperus sphacelatus Roadside Flatsedge
- Cyperus squarrosus Bearded Flatsedge
- Cyperus stoloniferus
- Cyperus surinamensis tropical flatsedge
- Cyperus tenuispica
- Cyrtococcum trigonum
- Dactyloctenium aegyptium Durban Crowfoot
- Dactyloctenium scindicum Sindh Crowfoot
- Dendrocalamus giganteus Giant Bamboo
- Dendrocalamus hamiltonii
- Dendrocalamus longispathus
- Dendrocalamus membranaceus waya bamboo
- Dendrocalamus strictus Male Bamboo
- Desmostachya bipinnata halfa grass
- Dichanthium annulatum Kleberg's bluestem
- Dichanthium caricosum
- Digitaria bicornis Asian Crabgrass
- Digitaria ciliaris Tropical Finger-grass
- Digitaria longiflora False Couch Finger Grass
- Digitaria sanguinalis Hairy Crabgrass
- Digitaria setigera East Indian crabgrass
- Dimeria bialata
- Dimeria chelariensis
- Dimeria connivens
- Dimeria fischeri
- Dimeria hohenackeri EN
- Dimeria jainii
- Dimeria ornithopoda
- Dinebra chinensis Chinese Sprangletop
- Dinebra panicea Mucronate Sprangletop
- Dinebra polystachyos
- Dinebra retroflexa Cats Tail Vlei Grass
- Diplachne fusca
- Echinochloa colona Jungle Rice
- Echinochloa colonum
- Echinochloa crus-galli barnyardgrass
- Echinochloa frumentacea white millet
- Echinochloa stagnina Burgu
- Eleocharis acutangula acute spikerush
- Eleocharis atropurpurea purple spikerush
- Eleocharis dulcis Water Chestnut
- Eleocharis geniculata Canada Spikesedge
- Eleocharis konkanensis
- Eleocharis lankana
- Eleusine coracana Finger Millet
- Eleusine indica Goose Grass
- Elionurus royleanus
- Elytrophorus spicatus Spike Grass
- Eragrostiella bifaria
- Eragrostis cilianensis stinkgrass
- Eragrostis ciliaris Gophertail Lovegrass
- Eragrostis coarctata
- Eragrostis gangetica slimflower lovegrass
- Eragrostis interrupta
- Eragrostis japonica Pond Lovegrass
- Eragrostis maderaspatana
- Eragrostis minor Little Lovegrass
- Eragrostis nutans
- Eragrostis pilosa Jersey Love-grass
- Eragrostis riparia
- Eragrostis tenella Feather Lovegrass
- Eragrostis tremula
- Eragrostis unioloides Chinese lovegrass
- Eragrostis viscosa Sticky Love Grass
- Eriochloa procera Cup Grass
- Eulalia conjugata
- Fimbristylis aestivalis Summer Fimbry
- Fimbristylis argentea
- Fimbristylis bisumbellata
- Fimbristylis complanata Puerto Rico fimbry
- Fimbristylis cymosa Hurricanegrass
- Fimbristylis dichotoma Common Fringe-rush
- Fimbristylis dipsacea Harper's Fimbristylis
- Fimbristylis eragrostis
- Fimbristylis falcata
- Fimbristylis ferruginea West Indian fimbry
- Fimbristylis kingii
- Fimbristylis lawiana
- Fimbristylis polytrichoides Fuzzy Rush
- Fimbristylis quinquangularis Fiveangle Fimbry
- Fimbristylis schoenoides Ditch Fimbry
- Fimbristylis tenera
- Fimbristylis tetragona
- Fimbristylis woodrowii
- Fuirena ciliaris
- Fuirena umbellata Yefen
- Fuirena uncinata
- Glyphochloa acuminata
- Glyphochloa santapaui NT
- Guadua angustifolia Colombian giant thorny
- Hackelochloa granularis Pitscale Grass
- Halopyrum mucronatum
- Hemarthria compressa Jove grass
- Heteropogon contortus tanglehead
- Heteropogon triticeus Giant Speargrass
- Holcolemma canaliculatum
- Hordeum vulgare Common Barley
- Imperata cylindrica Cogon Grass
- Isachne globosa Swamp Millet
- Ischaemum aristatum Toco grass
- Ischaemum bolei
- Ischaemum malabaricum
- Ischaemum molle
- Ischaemum rugosum Ribbed Murainagrass
- Ischaemum timorense stalkleaf murainagrass
- Iseilema prostratum
- Janochloa antidotalis
- Leersia hexandra Native rice grass
- Lophopogon tridentatus
- Manisuris myurus
- Megathyrsus maximus
- Melanocenchris jacquemontii desert black-millet
- Melanocenchris rothiana
- Melinis repens natal grass
- Melocanna baccifera
- Microchloa indica
- Mnesithea granularis
- Mnesithea laevis
- Moorochloa eruciformis Sweet Signal Grass
- Myriostachya wightiana
- Nastus borbonicus
- Ophiuros exaltatus
- Oplismenus burmanni Burmann's basketgrass
- Oplismenus compositus Awned Panick Grass
- Oplismenus undulatifolius wavyleaf basketgrass
- Oropetium villosulum
- Oryza coarctata DD
- Oryza meyeriana
- Oryza rufipogon Brownbeard rice
- Oryza sativa Asian Rice
- Panicum brevifolium nimbo
- Panicum curviflorum
- Panicum maximum Guinea grass
- Panicum miliaceum Proso Millet
- Panicum notatum
- Panicum repens Torpedo grass
- Panicum sumatrense Barefoot Panicgrass
- Panicum turgidum desert grass
- Paspalum conjugatum Hilograss
- Paspalum distichum knot grass
- Paspalum scrobiculatum Ditch millet
- Paspalum vaginatum seashore paspalum
- Perotis indica
- Perotis ornithocephala
- Phragmites australis common reed
- Phragmites karka Tall Reed
- Pogonatherum paniceum
- Polytoca gigantea
- Polytrias indica Batiki Bluegrass
- Pommereulla cornucopiae
- Pseudanthistiria heteroclita
- Pseudanthistiria umbellata
- Pseudopogonatherum trispicatum
- Pseudoraphis spinescens Spiny mud grass
- Pseudosasa japonica Arrow Bamboo
- Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii
- Rhynchospora corymbosa matamat
- Rhynchospora wightiana
- Rottboellia clarkei
- Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane
- Saccharum spontaneum Wild Cane
- Sacciolepis interrupta
- Sasa palmata Broad-leaved Bamboo
- Schizostachyum dullooa
- Schizostachyum pergracile
- Schoenoplectiella articulata
- Schoenoplectiella corymbosa
- Schoenoplectiella juncoides rock bulrush
- Schoenoplectiella lateriflora
- Schoenoplectiella mucronata Bog Bulrush
- Schoenoplectiella senegalensis Spring Onion Clubrush
- Schoenoplectiella supina
- Schoenoplectus litoralis Shore Club-rush
- Scleria biflora nutrush
- Setaria flavida
- Setaria geminata Egyptian Panicgrass
- Setaria intermedia
- Setaria italica Foxtail Bristle-grass
- Setaria palmifolia Palmgrass
- Setaria parviflora knotroot bristlegrass
- Setaria pumila yellow foxtail
- Setaria punctata
- Setaria verticillata hooked bristle grass
- Sorghum bicolor Sorghum
- Sorghum halepense Johnson grass
- Spinifex littoreus Ravan's Mustache
- Sporobolus coromandelianus
- Sporobolus diandrus tussock dropseed
- Sporobolus ioclados Pan Dropseed
- Sporobolus maderaspatanus
- Sporobolus spicatus Spike Grass
- Sporobolus tenuissimus Tropical Dropseed
- Sporobolus tourneuxii
- Sporobolus virginicus seashore dropseed
- Tetrapogon tenellus
- Themeda quadrivalvis Grader Grass
- Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass
- Thyrsostachys oliveri
- Thysanolaena latifolia Nepalese Broom Grass
- Trachys muricata
- Tragus mongolorum Indian Bur Grass
- Triticum aestivum Bread Wheat
- Uniola paniculata sea oats
- Urochloa distachyos green summer grass
- Urochloa mutica Para Grass
- Urochloa panicoides Liverseed Grass
- Urochloa ramosa Browntop Millet
- Urochloa reptans Sprawling Signalgrass
- Urochloa setigera
- Urochondra setulosa
- Zea mays Maize
- Zoysia matrella Manila grass
Grasses and sedges elsewhere
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