Grasses and sedges of Himachal Pradesh
505 grasses and sedges on the India list have an open record placed in Himachal Pradesh, 1 of them threatened (1 Vulnerable) and 11 endemic to India.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened grasses and sedges of Himachal Pradesh (1)
- Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue VU
Grasses and sedges of Himachal Pradesh endemic to India (11)
All grasses and sedges of Himachal Pradesh on the list (505)
- Achnatherum jacquemontii
- Achnatherum sibiricum
- Acrachne racemosa goosegrass
- Aegialina pumila
- Agropogon lutosus
- Agrostis barikii
- Agrostis canina Velvet Bent
- Agrostis gigantea redtop
- Agrostis idahoensis Idaho bent grass
- Agrostis micrantha
- Agrostis munroana
- Agrostis nervosa
- Agrostis pilosula
- Agrostis schraderiana
- Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent
- Agrostis vinealis Brown Bent
- Alloteropsis cimicina Bugseed Grass
- Alopecurus aequalis short-awn foxtail
- Alopecurus arundinaceus Creeping Foxtail
- Alopecurus geniculatus Marsh foxtail
- Andropogon munroi
- Anthoxanthum flexuosum
- Anthoxanthum laxum
- Anthoxanthum odoratum sweet vernal grass
- Apluda mutica Glutene-rice Grass
- Arctopoa tibetica
- Aristida adscensionis sixweeks three-awn
- Aristida cyanantha
- Aristida funiculata
- Aristida mutabilis
- Aristida setacea
- Arthraxon hispidus small carpetgrass
- Arthraxon lancifolius
- Arthraxon prionodes
- Arthraxon submuticus
- Arundinella bengalensis
- Arundinella nepalensis Dardy's Oats
- Arundinella nervosa
- Arundinella pumila
- Arundinella setosa
- Arundo donax giant reed
- Avena byzantina Algerian Oat
- Avena fatua wild oat
- Avena sativa Common Oat
- Bambusa nutans
- Blysmus compressus Flat-sedge
- Blysmus rufus Red Bulrush
- Bolboschoenus maritimus sea clubrush
- Bothriochloa bladhii Australian Bluestem
- Bothriochloa ischaemum King Ranch bluestem
- Bothriochloa kuntzeana
- Bothriochloa pertusa pitted bluestem
- Brachypodium sylvaticum Slender False Brome
- Briza minor Little quaking-grass
- Bromus arvensis Field Brome
- Bromus catharticus Rescue Brome
- Bromus confinis
- Bromus danthoniae Oat Brome
- Bromus gracillimus
- Bromus himalaicus
- Bromus hordeaceus common soft brome
- Bromus inermis Smooth Brome
- Bromus japonicus Japanese brome
- Bromus oxyodon
- Bromus pectinatus
- Bromus racemosus Bald Brome
- Bromus ramosus Hairy-brome
- Bromus tectorum Cheatgrass
- Bulbostylis barbata Watergrass
- Bulbostylis densa
- Bulbostylis junciformis Caribbean hairsedge
- Calamagrostis emodensis Garhwal Reedgrass
- Calamagrostis epigejos Bushgrass
- Calamagrostis holciformis
- Calamagrostis lahulensis
- Calamagrostis pseudophragmites coastal small-reed
- Calamagrostis scabrescens
- Calamagrostis stolizkai
- Campeiostachys dahurica Dahurian wild rye
- Campeiostachys nutans
- Campeiostachys schrenkiana
- Capillipedium assimile
- Capillipedium parviflorum Scented Top
- Carex alta
- Carex atrata Black Alpine Sedge
- Carex atrofusca scorched alpine-sedge
- Carex bistaminata
- Carex borii
- Carex breviculmis grassland sedge
- Carex canescens hoary sedge
- Carex capillifolia
- Carex cardiolepis
- Carex clavispica
- Carex coninux
- Carex cruciata Cross Sedge
- Carex cruenta
- Carex deasyi
- Carex dimorpholepis
- Carex divisa Divided Sedge
- Carex esenbeckii
- Carex fedia
- Carex filicina
- Carex filispica
- Carex gracilenta
- Carex haematostoma
- Carex hebecarpa
- Carex inanis
- Carex infuscata
- Carex kokanica
- Carex ligulata ligulate sedge
- Carex longicruris
- Carex longipes
- Carex maritima Curved Sedge
- Carex melanantha
- Carex microglochin bristle sedge
- Carex moorcroftii
- Carex myosurus
- Carex nigerrima
- Carex nivalis
- Carex norvegica Intermediate Sedge
- Carex notha
- Carex nubigena
- Carex obscura
- Carex orbicularis
- Carex ovoidispica
- Carex pamirensis
- Carex parva
- Carex parvula
- Carex phacota Lakeshore sedge
- Carex plectobasis
- Carex polyphylla
- Carex praecox Vernal Sedge
- Carex praelonga
- Carex pseudobicolor
- Carex pseudofoetida
- Carex pseudolaxa
- Carex psychrophila
- Carex remota Remote Sedge
- Carex sagaensis
- Carex schlagintweitiana
- Carex sempervirens evergreen sedge
- Carex setigera
- Carex setosa
- Carex stenocarpa
- Carex stenophylla involute-leaved sedge
- Carex tristis
- Carex unciniiformis
- Carex vaginosa
- Carex vidua
- Carex vulpinaris
- Carex wallichiana
- Catabrosa aquatica Water Whorl-grass
- Catabrosella himalaica
- Cenchrus americanus
- Cenchrus ciliaris buffelgrass
- Cenchrus clandestinus Kikuyu Grass
- Cenchrus flaccidus
- Cenchrus lanatus
- Cenchrus orientalis
- Cenchrus setigerus birdwood grass
- Chloris virgata feather finger grass
- Chrysopogon aciculatus Wild Oat Grass
- Chrysopogon fulvus Reddish-Yellow Beardgrass
- Chrysopogon gryllus Scented Grass
- Chrysopogon serrulatus Golden Beard Grass
- Chrysopogon zizanioides Vetiver
- Coix lacryma-jobi Job's Tears
- Cymbopogon citratus Lemon Grass
- Cymbopogon commutatus
- Cymbopogon distans
- Cymbopogon gidarba
- Cymbopogon iwarancusa
- Cymbopogon martini rosha grass
- Cymbopogon nardus citronella grass
- Cymbopogon pospischilii Narrowleaf Turpentine Grass
- Cymbopogon schoenanthus Fever grass
- Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass
- Cyperus albescens
- Cyperus alulatus
- Cyperus atkinsonii
- Cyperus brevifolius Shortleaf Spikesedge
- Cyperus compressus Poorland Flatsedge
- Cyperus cuspidatus coastal plain flatsedge
- Cyperus cyperoides Pacific island flatsedge
- Cyperus diaphanus
- Cyperus difformis Variable Flatsedge
- Cyperus diffusus Dwarf Umbrella Grass
- Cyperus digitatus Finger Flatsedge
- Cyperus dubius soft sedge
- Cyperus esculentus yellow nutsedge
- Cyperus flavidus yellow flatsedge
- Cyperus iria Rice flat-sedge
- Cyperus metzii Asian Spikesedge
- Cyperus neochinensis
- Cyperus niveus snow white sedge
- Cyperus paniceus
- Cyperus pilosus fuzzy flatsedge
- Cyperus pseudokyllingioides
- Cyperus pumilus Annual Flat-sedge
- Cyperus rotundus Purple nutsedge
- Cyperus sanguinolentus purpleglume flatsedge
- Cyperus serotinus Umbrella Sedge
- Cyperus squarrosus Bearded Flatsedge
- Cyperus tenuispica
- Cyrtococcum patens
- Dactylis glomerata orchard grass
- Dactyloctenium aegyptium Durban Crowfoot
- Dendrocalamus hamiltonii
- Dendrocalamus strictus Male Bamboo
- Deschampsia cespitosa tufted hair grass
- Deschampsia eminens
- Deschampsia koelerioides
- Desmostachya bipinnata halfa grass
- Dichanthium annulatum Kleberg's bluestem
- Dichanthium foveolatum
- Digitaria abludens
- Digitaria bicornis Asian Crabgrass
- Digitaria ciliaris Tropical Finger-grass
- Digitaria cruciata crabgrass
- Digitaria ischaemum smooth crabgrass
- Digitaria longiflora False Couch Finger Grass
- Digitaria sanguinalis Hairy Crabgrass
- Digitaria stricta
- Dinebra chinensis Chinese Sprangletop
- Dinebra panicea Mucronate Sprangletop
- Dinebra retroflexa Cats Tail Vlei Grass
- Drepanostachyum falcatum Bagadchhal
- Duthiea bromoides
- Echinochloa colona Jungle Rice
- Echinochloa crus-galli barnyardgrass
- Echinochloa stagnina Burgu
- Eleocharis atropurpurea purple spikerush
- Eleocharis congesta spikerush
- Eleocharis dulcis Water Chestnut
- Eleocharis mitracarpa
- Eleocharis palustris common spikerush
- Eleocharis pellucida
- Eleocharis quinqueflora Few-flower Spikerush
- Eleocharis retroflexa coastal plain spikerush
- Eleocharis tetraquetra square-stemmed spike-rush
- Eleusine coracana Finger Millet
- Eleusine indica Goose Grass
- Elymus caninus bearded wild rye
- Elymus dentatus
- Elymus duthiei
- Elymus jacquemontii
- Elymus longearistatus
- Elymus macrochaetus
- Elymus repens Quack Grass
- Elymus schugnanicus
- Elymus semicostatus drooping wildrye
- Elymus sibiricus Siberian Wild Rye
- Elytrophorus spicatus Spike Grass
- Enneapogon persicus Persian Pappus-Grass
- Enteropogon dolichostachyus
- Eragrostiella bifaria
- Eragrostiella brachyphylla
- Eragrostiella nardoides
- Eragrostis atrovirens Thalia Lovegrass
- Eragrostis cilianensis
- Eragrostis ciliaris Gophertail Lovegrass
- Eragrostis curvula African love grass
- Eragrostis gangetica slimflower lovegrass
- Eragrostis japonica Pond Lovegrass
- Eragrostis minor Little Lovegrass
- Eragrostis multiflora
- Eragrostis nigra
- Eragrostis nutans
- Eragrostis papposa
- Eragrostis pilosa Jersey Love-grass
- Eragrostis tenella Feather Lovegrass
- Eragrostis unioloides Chinese lovegrass
- Eragrostis viscosa Sticky Love Grass
- Erioscirpus comosus
- Erioscirpus microstachyus
- Eulalia conjugata
- Eulalia hirtifolia
- Eulalia mollis
- Eulaliopsis binata sabaigrass
- Festuca alatavica
- Festuca ambigua
- Festuca coelestis
- Festuca kashmiriana Kashmir Grass
- Festuca lucida
- Festuca myuros
- Festuca ovina Sheep's Fescue VU
- Festuca polycolea
- Festuca richardsonii Richardson's Fescue
- Festuca rubra red fescue DD
- Festuca valesiaca Valais Fescue
- Fimbristylis aphylla
- Fimbristylis bisumbellata
- Fimbristylis complanata Puerto Rico fimbry
- Fimbristylis dichotoma Common Fringe-rush
- Fimbristylis falcata
- Fimbristylis littoralis Grass-like Fimbry
- Fimbristylis pierotii
- Fimbristylis quinquangularis Fiveangle Fimbry
- Fimbristylis rigidula
- Fimbristylis schoenoides Ditch Fimbry
- Fimbristylis squarrosa
- Fuirena pubescens
- Glyceria tonglensis
- Hackelochloa granularis Pitscale Grass
- Hemarthria compressa Jove grass
- Hesperochloa modesta
- Hesperochloa nitidula
- Heteropogon contortus tanglehead
- Himalayacalamus falconeri Deo Ringaal
- Hordeum aegiceras
- Hordeum brevisubulatum
- Hordeum murinum wall barley
- Hordeum vulgare Common Barley
- Hyalopoa nutans
- Imperata cylindrica Cogon Grass
- Isachne albens
- Isachne himalaica
- Ischaemum polystachyum goto grass
- Ischaemum rugosum Ribbed Murainagrass
- Iseilema prostratum
- Isolepis setacea Bristle-leaf Bulrush
- Janochloa antidotalis
- Koeleria argentea
- Koeleria macrantha Prairie Junegrass
- Koeleria micans
- Koeleria pyramidata Prairie Junegrass
- Koeleria spicata
- Leersia hexandra Native rice grass
- Leucopoa albida
- Leymus duthiei
- Leymus secalinus wildrye
- Leymus sibiricus
- Lolium arundinaceum tall fescue
- Lolium giganteum Giant Fescue
- Lolium multiflorum Italian Ryegrass
- Lolium olgae
- Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass
- Lolium remotum Flaxfield Rye-grass
- Lolium temulentum Darnel Ryegrass
- Louisiella paludosa
- Melica persica Persian Melic Grass
- Melica scaberrima
- Microstegium falconeri
- Microstegium fasciculatum Bundled Browntop Grass
- Microstegium nudum
- Microstegium vimineum Japanese stiltgrass
- Milium effusum Wood Millet
- Miscanthus nepalensis Himalayan fairy grass
- Mnesithea laevis
- Moorochloa eruciformis Sweet Signal Grass
- Muhlenbergia duthieana
- Muhlenbergia himalayensis
- Muhlenbergia huegelii
- Muhlenbergia rakhchamensis
- Neotrinia splendens
- Neyraudia arundinacea Madagascar grass
- Ophiuros exaltatus
- Oplismenus burmanni Burmann's basketgrass
- Oplismenus compositus Awned Panick Grass
- Oplismenus undulatifolius wavyleaf basketgrass
- Orthoraphium roylei
- Oryza sativa Asian Rice
- Panicum atrosanguineum
- Panicum curviflorum
- Panicum humile
- Panicum miliaceum Proso Millet
- Panicum sumatrense Barefoot Panicgrass
- Paspalum arundinaceum thick ditch crowngrass
- Paspalum dilatatum Dallis grass
- Paspalum distichum knot grass
- Paspalum flaccidum
- Paspalum scrobiculatum Ditch millet
- Perotis indica
- Phacelurus speciosus
- Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass
- Phalaris minor Lesser Canary Grass
- Phleum alpinum Alpine Timothy
- Phleum arenarium Sand Cat's-tail
- Phleum himalaicum
- Phleum paniculatum British timothy
- Phleum pratense Timothy grass
- Phragmites australis common reed
- Phragmites karka Tall Reed
- Phyllostachys reticulata
- Piptatherum aequiglume
- Piptatherum gracile
- Piptatherum laterale
- Piptatherum microcarpum
- Piptatherum molinioides
- Piptatherum munroi
- Piptatherum songaricum
- Poa alberti
- Poa alpigena Alpigene Bluegrass
- Poa alpina Alpine Bluegrass
- Poa angustifolia Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass
- Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass
- Poa araratica
- Poa attenuata
- Poa bactriana
- Poa bulbosa Bulbous Bluegrass
- Poa calliopsis
- Poa compressa Canada bluegrass
- Poa diaphora
- Poa falconeri
- Poa finitima
- Poa glauca timberline bluegrass
- Poa himalayana
- Poa jaunsarensis
- Poa khasiana
- Poa koelzii
- Poa nemoralis Wood Meadow-grass
- Poa nepalensis
- Poa pagophila
- Poa persica
- Poa polycolea
- Poa pratensis Smooth Meadow-grass
- Poa setulosa
- Poa sikkimensis
- Poa stapfiana
- Poa sterilis
- Poa stewartiana
- Poa supina supine bluegrass
- Poa tibetica
- Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass
- Poa versicolor
- Pogonatherum crinitum Poginatherum crinitum
- Pogonatherum paniceum
- Polypogon fugax Asian minor rabbit’s-foot grass
- Polypogon hissaricus
- Polypogon monspeliensis rabbitfoot grass
- Polypogon viridis water beard grass
- Pseudodanthonia himalaica
- Pseudopogonatherum quadrinerve
- Pseudopogonatherum trispicatum
- Pseudoroegneria strigosa
- Ptilagrostis concinna
- Ptilagrostis mongholica
- Ptilagrostis tibetica
- Puccinellia himalaica
- Puccinellia kashmiriana
- Puccinellia ladakhensis
- Rhynchospora colorata whitetop sedge
- Rostraria cristata Mediterranean Hair-grass
- Saccharum filifolium
- Saccharum longesetosum
- Saccharum spontaneum Wild Cane
- Sacciolepis myosuroides Annual Swamp Grass
- Schoenoplectiella juncoides rock bulrush
- Schoenoplectiella mucronata Bog Bulrush
- Schoenoplectiella roylei
- Schoenoplectus lacustris Common Club-rush
- Secale cereale rye
- Setaria flavida
- Setaria homonyma Fan-Leaved Bristle Grass
- Setaria intermedia
- Setaria italica Foxtail Bristle-grass
- Setaria palmifolia Palmgrass
- Setaria parviflora knotroot bristlegrass
- Setaria pumila yellow foxtail
- Setaria verticillata hooked bristle grass
- Setaria viridis Green Bristle Grass
- Sibirotrisetum aeneum
- Sorghum bicolor Sorghum
- Sorghum halepense Johnson grass
- Sorghum nitidum
- Spodiopogon dubius
- Sporobolus diandrus tussock dropseed
- Sporobolus fertilis Bloomsbury Grass
- Sporobolus indicus smut grass
- Sporobolus piliferus Barundi dropseed
- Sporobolus tenuissimus Tropical Dropseed
- Stipa capillata Dwarf Feather Grass
- Stipa caucasica needlegrass
- Stipa consanguinea
- Stipa himalaica
- Stipa orientalis
- Stipa roborowskyi
- Stipa subsessiliflora
- Tenaxia cachemyriana
- Tenaxia cumminsii
- Tetrapogon villosus
- Thamnocalamus spathiflorus Tham
- Themeda anathera
- Themeda arundinacea
- Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass
- Thysanolaena latifolia Nepalese Broom Grass
- Tragus racemosus European Bur-grass
- Trichophorum pumilum little bulrush
- Trikeraia hookeri
- Tripidium arundinaceum
- Tripidium bengalense
- Tripidium ravennae ravenna grass
- Tripidium rufipilum
- Tripogon filiformis
- Tripogon purpurascens
- Tripogon trifidus
- Trisetopsis junghuhnii
- Trisetopsis virescens
- Trisetum clarkei
- Triticum aestivum Bread Wheat
The first 500 by name. See them on the map, with filters.
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