Grasses and sedges of Karnataka
364 grasses and sedges on the India list have an open record placed in Karnataka, 2 of them threatened (1 Endangered and 1 Vulnerable) and 34 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 Karnataka (2)
Grasses and sedges of Karnataka endemic to India (34)
- Arthraxon meeboldii
- Arundinella metzii
- Chloris bournei
- Chrysopogon asper
- Chrysopogon hackelii
- Chrysopogon velutinus
- Cymbopogon flexuosus Cochin grass
- Cyperus malabaricus
- Dichanthium concanense
- Dimeria bialata
- Dimeria pubescens
- Fimbristylis kingii
- Fuirena cuspidata
- Fuirena trilobites
- Garnotia arborum
- Garnotia arundinacea
- Garnotia elata
- Glyphochloa acuminata
- Glyphochloa forficulata
- Glyphochloa mysorensis
- Hubbardia heptaneuron VU
- Indopoa paupercula
- Isachne setosa
- Ischaemum barbatum
- Ischaemum commutatum
- Ischaemum mangaluricum
- Ischaemum tumidum
- Lophopogon tridentatus
- Ochlandra scriptoria
- Ochlandra travancorica
- Parahyparrhenia bellariensis
- Pogonatherum paniceum
- Schizostachyum beddomei
- Spodiopogon rhizophorus
All grasses and sedges of Karnataka on the list (364)
- Abildgaardia ovata Flatspike Sedge
- Aeluropus lagopoides rabbit foot aeluropus
- Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent
- Alloteropsis cimicina Bugseed Grass
- Alloteropsis semialata Cockatoo grass
- Andropogon chinensis
- Andropogon pumilus
- Apluda mutica Glutene-rice Grass
- Apocopis courtallumensis
- Apocopis mangalorensis
- Aristida adscensionis sixweeks three-awn
- Aristida congesta Tassle Three-awn
- Aristida hystrix
- Aristida redacta
- Aristida setacea
- Arthraxon hispidus small carpetgrass
- Arthraxon lancifolius
- Arthraxon meeboldii
- Arthraxon nudus
- Arthraxon prionodes
- Arundinella ciliata
- Arundinella leptochloa
- Arundinella metzii
- Arundinella nepalensis Dardy's Oats
- Arundinella pumila
- Arundinella purpurea
- Arundinella setosa
- Arundo donax giant reed
- Axonopus compressus broadleaf carpetgrass
- Bambusa bambos Indian Thorny Bamboo
- Bambusa vulgaris common bamboo
- Bolboschoenus glaucus tuberous bulrush
- Bolboschoenus maritimus sea clubrush
- Bothriochloa pertusa pitted bluestem
- Briza minor Little quaking-grass
- Bulbostylis barbata Watergrass
- Bulbostylis densa
- Bulbostylis tenella
- Capillipedium huegelii
- Carex baccans Crimson Seeded Sedge
- Carex filicina
- Carex indica
- Carex maculata
- Cenchrus americanus
- Cenchrus ciliaris buffelgrass
- Cenchrus hohenackeri
- Cenchrus orientalis
- Cenchrus pedicellatus
- Cenchrus purpureus napier grass
- Cenchrus setaceus Fountain Grass
- Cenchrus setosus
- Centotheca lappacea
- Chloris barbata Finger Grass
- Chloris bournei
- Chloris montana
- Chloris virgata feather finger grass
- Chrysopogon aciculatus Wild Oat Grass
- Chrysopogon asper
- Chrysopogon fulvus Reddish-Yellow Beardgrass
- Chrysopogon gryllus Scented Grass
- Chrysopogon hackelii
- Chrysopogon lawsonii
- Chrysopogon orientalis
- Chrysopogon velutinus
- Chrysopogon zizanioides Vetiver
- Coelachne simpliciuscula
- Coelachyrum lagopoides
- Coix lacryma-jobi Job's Tears
- Cymbopogon caesius Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
- Cymbopogon citratus Lemon Grass
- Cymbopogon flexuosus Cochin grass
- Cymbopogon nardus citronella grass
- Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass
- Cynodon radiatus
- Cyperus albescens
- Cyperus alopecuroides foxtail flatsedge
- Cyperus alternifolius Umbrella Papyrus
- Cyperus articulatus Jointed Flatsedge
- Cyperus bipartitus Shining Flatsedge
- Cyperus brevifolius Shortleaf Spikesedge
- Cyperus ceylanicus
- Cyperus clarkei
- Cyperus compressus Poorland Flatsedge
- Cyperus cuspidatus coastal plain flatsedge
- Cyperus cyperinus Old World flatsedge
- Cyperus cyperoides Pacific island flatsedge
- Cyperus diaphanus
- Cyperus difformis Variable Flatsedge
- Cyperus diffusus Dwarf Umbrella Grass
- Cyperus digitatus Finger Flatsedge
- Cyperus distans Slender cyperus
- Cyperus dregeanus
- Cyperus dubius soft sedge
- Cyperus exaltatus Giant Sedge
- Cyperus flavescens Yellow Flatsedge
- Cyperus flavidus yellow flatsedge
- Cyperus fuscus Brown Flatsedge
- Cyperus haspan Haspan Flatsedge
- Cyperus hortensis low spikesedge
- Cyperus hyalinus
- Cyperus imbricatus Imbricate Galingale
- Cyperus iria Rice flat-sedge
- Cyperus isolepis
- Cyperus kernii
- Cyperus lacustris
- Cyperus laevigatus Smooth Flatsedge
- Cyperus macer
- Cyperus macrostachyos
- Cyperus maderaspatanus
- Cyperus malabaricus
- Cyperus malaccensis
- Cyperus melanospermus
- Cyperus michelianus
- Cyperus mindorensis whitehead spikesedge
- Cyperus mollipes
- Cyperus neochinensis
- Cyperus nervulosus
- Cyperus niveus snow white sedge
- Cyperus nutans
- Cyperus pangorei
- Cyperus paniceus
- Cyperus papyrus Papyrus sedge
- Cyperus pilosus fuzzy flatsedge
- Cyperus polystachyos Bunchy flat-sedge
- Cyperus procerus
- Cyperus pseudokyllingioides
- Cyperus pulchellus
- Cyperus pumilus Annual Flat-sedge
- Cyperus rotundus Purple nutsedge
- Cyperus rubicundus
- Cyperus sanguinolentus purpleglume flatsedge
- Cyperus sesquiflorus Fragrant Spikesedge
- Cyperus squarrosus Bearded Flatsedge
- Cyperus substramineus
- Cyperus surinamensis tropical flatsedge
- Cyperus tenuiculmis
- Cyperus tenuifolius
- Cyperus tenuispica
- Cyrtococcum accrescens
- Cyrtococcum deccanense
- Cyrtococcum longipes
- Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum
- Cyrtococcum patens
- Dactyloctenium aegyptium Durban Crowfoot
- Dendrocalamus giganteus Giant Bamboo
- Dendrocalamus strictus Male Bamboo
- Dichanthium annulatum Kleberg's bluestem
- Dichanthium aristatum Angleton Bluestem
- Dichanthium concanense
- Dichanthium foveolatum
- Digitaria abludens
- Digitaria ciliaris Tropical Finger-grass
- Digitaria compacta raishan
- Digitaria griffithii
- Digitaria longiflora False Couch Finger Grass
- Digitaria stricta
- Digitaria ternata Blackseed Finger Grass
- Digitaria violascens Violet Crabgrass
- Dimeria bialata
- Dimeria hohenackeri EN
- Dimeria ornithopoda
- Dimeria pubescens
- Dinebra retroflexa Cats Tail Vlei Grass
- Diplacrum africanum
- Diplacrum caricinum Common Diplacrum
- Diplacrum pygmaeopsis
- Echinochloa colona Jungle Rice
- Echinochloa crus-galli barnyardgrass
- Echinochloa frumentacea white millet
- Echinochloa oryzoides early watergrass
- Echinochloa picta varigated cockspur grass
- Echinochloa stagnina Burgu
- Eleocharis acutangula acute spikerush
- Eleocharis atropurpurea purple spikerush
- Eleocharis congesta spikerush
- Eleocharis dulcis Water Chestnut
- Eleocharis geniculata Canada Spikesedge
- Eleocharis retroflexa coastal plain spikerush
- Eleusine coracana Finger Millet
- Eleusine indica Goose Grass
- Elytrophorus spicatus Spike Grass
- Enteropogon dolichostachyus
- Eragrostiella bifaria
- Eragrostis aspera Rough Love Grass
- Eragrostis atrovirens Thalia Lovegrass
- Eragrostis brownii Brown's love grass
- Eragrostis deccanensis
- Eragrostis gangetica slimflower lovegrass
- Eragrostis japonica Pond Lovegrass
- Eragrostis maderaspatana
- Eragrostis multiflora
- Eragrostis nigra
- Eragrostis papposa
- Eragrostis riparia
- Eragrostis tenella Feather Lovegrass
- Eragrostis tenuifolia Elastic Grass
- Eragrostis tremula
- Eragrostis unioloides Chinese lovegrass
- Eragrostis viscosa Sticky Love Grass
- Eriochloa procera Cup Grass
- Eulalia phaeothrix
- Eustachys distichophylla weeping fingergrass
- Fimbristylis acuminata Pointed Fimbry
- Fimbristylis aestivalis Summer Fimbry
- Fimbristylis alboviridis
- Fimbristylis aphylla
- Fimbristylis argentea
- Fimbristylis bisumbellata
- Fimbristylis cinnamometorum
- Fimbristylis complanata Puerto Rico fimbry
- Fimbristylis dichotoma Common Fringe-rush
- Fimbristylis dipsacea Harper's Fimbristylis
- Fimbristylis falcata
- Fimbristylis ferruginea West Indian fimbry
- Fimbristylis kingii
- Fimbristylis littoralis Grass-like Fimbry
- Fimbristylis merrillii
- Fimbristylis nigrobrunnea
- Fimbristylis quinquangularis Fiveangle Fimbry
- Fimbristylis schoenoides Ditch Fimbry
- Fimbristylis tenera
- Fimbristylis tetragona
- Fimbristylis velata
- Fimbristylis woodrowii
- Fuirena ciliaris
- Fuirena cuspidata
- Fuirena trilobites
- Fuirena umbellata Yefen
- Fuirena uncinata
- Garnotia arborum
- Garnotia arundinacea
- Garnotia courtallensis
- Garnotia elata
- Garnotia stricta blue lawngrass
- Garnotia tenella
- Glyphochloa acuminata
- Glyphochloa forficulata
- Glyphochloa mysorensis
- Hackelochloa granularis Pitscale Grass
- Heteropogon contortus tanglehead
- Hubbardia heptaneuron VU
- Hypolytrum nemorum Wooded Hypolytrum
- Imperata cylindrica Cogon Grass
- Indopoa paupercula
- Isachne elegans
- Isachne globosa Swamp Millet
- Isachne lisboae
- Isachne setosa
- Ischaemum afrum
- Ischaemum aristatum Toco grass
- Ischaemum barbatum
- Ischaemum commutatum
- Ischaemum mangaluricum
- Ischaemum thomsonianum
- Ischaemum timorense stalkleaf murainagrass
- Ischaemum tumidum
- Iseilema prostratum
- Janochloa antidotalis
- Jansenella griffithiana
- Lagurus ovatus Hare's Tail Grass
- Leersia hexandra Native rice grass
- Lepturus radicans
- Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass
- Lophopogon tridentatus
- Louisiella paludosa
- Megathyrsus maximus
- Melanocenchris jacquemontii desert black-millet
- Melanocenchris rothiana
- Melinis minutiflora Molasses Grass
- Melinis repens natal grass
- Microchloa indica
- Moorochloa eruciformis Sweet Signal Grass
- Ochlandra scriptoria
- Ochlandra stridula
- Ochlandra travancorica
- Oplismenus burmanni Burmann's basketgrass
- Oplismenus compositus Awned Panick Grass
- Oplismenus undulatifolius wavyleaf basketgrass
- Oropetium thomaeum
- Oryza rufipogon Brownbeard rice
- Oryza sativa Asian Rice
- Panicum brevifolium nimbo
- Panicum curviflorum
- Panicum elegantissimum
- Panicum gardneri
- Panicum miliaceum Proso Millet
- Panicum repens Torpedo grass
- Panicum sumatrense Barefoot Panicgrass
- Parahyparrhenia bellariensis
- Paspalum canarae
- Paspalum conjugatum Hilograss
- Paspalum scrobiculatum Ditch millet
- Paspalum vaginatum seashore paspalum
- Perotis indica
- Phragmites karka Tall Reed
- Poa abbreviata dwarf bluegrass
- Pogonatherum paniceum
- Polytoca gigantea
- Polytrias indica Batiki Bluegrass
- Pseudanthistiria heteroclita
- Pseudanthistiria umbellata
- Pseudechinolaena polystachya
- Pseudopogonatherum contortum
- Pseudopogonatherum trispicatum
- Pseudoraphis spinescens Spiny mud grass
- Rhynchospora corymbosa matamat
- Rhynchospora wightiana
- Rottboellia cochinchinensis Itchgrass
- Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane
- Saccharum spontaneum Wild Cane
- Sacciolepis indica Indian Cupscale Grass
- Sacciolepis interrupta
- Sacciolepis myosuroides Annual Swamp Grass
- Sacciolepis myuros
- Schizostachyum beddomei
- Schoenefeldia gracilis
- 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
- Schoenoplectus subulatus
- Scleria foliosa
- Scleria levis
- Scleria lithosperma Florida Keys Nutrush
- Scleria pergracilis
- Scleria terrestris
- Scleria tessellata
- Sehima nervosa
- Setaria adhaerens bur bristle grass
- Setaria flavida
- Setaria geminata Egyptian Panicgrass
- Setaria intermedia
- Setaria italica Foxtail Bristle-grass
- Setaria pumila yellow foxtail
- Setaria verticillata hooked bristle grass
- Sorghum bicolor Sorghum
- Sorghum halepense Johnson grass
- Spinifex littoreus Ravan's Mustache
- Spodiopogon rhizophorus
- Sporobolus coromandelianus
- Sporobolus diandrus tussock dropseed
- Sporobolus fertilis Bloomsbury Grass
- Sporobolus piliferus Barundi dropseed
- Sporobolus tenuissimus Tropical Dropseed
- Sporobolus wallichii
- Stenotaphrum dimidiatum Pemba grass
- Themeda anathera
- Themeda cymbaria
- Themeda quadrivalvis Grader Grass
- Themeda tremula
- Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass
- Tragus mongolorum Indian Bur Grass
- Tripogon bromoides
- Tripogon capillatus
- Tripogon purpurascens
- Triticum aestivum Bread Wheat
- Urochloa distachyos green summer grass
- Urochloa panicoides Liverseed Grass
- Urochloa ramosa Browntop Millet
- Zea mays Maize
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