Grasses and sedges of Kerala
245 grasses and sedges on the India list have an open record placed in Kerala, 1 of them threatened (1 Endangered) and 50 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 Kerala (1)
Grasses and sedges of Kerala endemic to India (50)
- Agrostis peninsularis
- Arthraxon jubatus
- Arundinella mesophylla
- Arundinella metzii
- Arundinella vaginata
- Bhidea fischeri
- Chrysopogon hackelii
- Chrysopogon tadulingamii
- Coelachne madayensis
- Cymbopogon flexuosus Cochin grass
- Dichanthium foulkesii
- Dimeria bialata
- Dimeria chelariensis
- Dimeria connivens
- Dimeria eradii
- Dimeria fischeri
- Dimeria jainii
- Dimeria lawsonii
- Dimeria namboodiriana
- Dimeria orissae
- Dimeria pubescens
- Fimbristylis jaleeliana
- Fimbristylis kingii
- Fimbristylis lawiana
- Fimbristylis subtrabeculata
- Fimbristylis sunilii
- Fimbristylis uliginosa
- Garnotia arundinacea
- Garnotia elata
- Glyphochloa acuminata
- Isachne angladei
- Isachne bourneorum
- Isachne setosa
- Ischaemum commutatum
- Ischaemum malabaricum
- Ischaemum rangacharianum
- Ischaemum sunilii
- Lophopogon tridentatus
- Manisuris myurus
- Nanooravia santapaui
- Ochlandra beddomei
- Ochlandra scriptoria
- Ochlandra travancorica
- Pseudoxytenanthera bourdillonii
- Pseudoxytenanthera ritchiei
- Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii
- Rhynchospora panduranganii
- Spodiopogon rhizophorus
- Tripogon sugathakumariae
- Tripogon wightii
All grasses and sedges of Kerala on the list (245)
- Abildgaardia ovata Flatspike Sedge
- Agrostis peninsularis
- Aira elegans elegant hair grass
- Andropogon lividus
- Andropogon polyptychos
- Anthoxanthum horsfieldii
- Apluda mutica Glutene-rice Grass
- Aristida adscensionis sixweeks three-awn
- Aristida hystrix
- Aristida setacea
- Arthraxon hispidus small carpetgrass
- Arthraxon jubatus
- Arthraxon lanceolatus
- Arthraxon lancifolius
- Arthraxon nudus
- Arundinella bengalensis
- Arundinella ciliata
- Arundinella leptochloa
- Arundinella mesophylla
- Arundinella metzii
- Arundinella nepalensis Dardy's Oats
- Arundinella purpurea
- Arundinella setosa
- Arundinella vaginata
- Arundo donax giant reed
- Axonopus compressus broadleaf carpetgrass
- Axonopus fissifolius narrow-leaved carpetgrass
- Bambusa balcooa Female Bamboo
- Bambusa bambos Indian Thorny Bamboo
- Bambusa multiplex hedge bamboo
- Bambusa vulgaris common bamboo
- Bhidea fischeri
- Bulbostylis barbata Watergrass
- Capillipedium huegelii
- Carex baccans Crimson Seeded Sedge
- Carex brunnea greater brown sedge
- Carex filicina
- Carex lindleyana
- Carex myosurus
- Cenchrus purpureus napier grass
- Cenchrus setosus
- Centotheca lappacea
- Chloris barbata Finger Grass
- Chrysopogon aciculatus Wild Oat Grass
- Chrysopogon hackelii
- Chrysopogon nodulibarbis
- Chrysopogon orientalis
- Chrysopogon tadulingamii
- Coelachne madayensis
- Coelachne perpusilla
- Coelachne simpliciuscula
- Coix lacryma-jobi Job's Tears
- Cymbopogon caesius Broad-leaved Turpentine Grass
- Cymbopogon citratus Lemon Grass
- Cymbopogon flexuosus Cochin grass
- Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass
- Cyperus alatus
- Cyperus alatus albus
- Cyperus aromaticus Aromatic Kyllinga
- Cyperus brevifolius Shortleaf Spikesedge
- Cyperus compressus Poorland Flatsedge
- Cyperus cyperinus Old World flatsedge
- Cyperus cyperoides Pacific island flatsedge
- Cyperus difformis Variable Flatsedge
- Cyperus diffusus Dwarf Umbrella Grass
- Cyperus digitatus Finger Flatsedge
- Cyperus distans Slender cyperus
- Cyperus dubius soft sedge
- Cyperus esculentus yellow nutsedge
- Cyperus haspan Haspan Flatsedge
- Cyperus hyalinus
- Cyperus intactus
- Cyperus iria Rice flat-sedge
- Cyperus javanicus Javanese Flatsedge
- Cyperus melanospermus
- Cyperus mindorensis whitehead spikesedge
- Cyperus nutans
- Cyperus odoratus Fragrant flatsedge
- Cyperus paniceus
- Cyperus papyrus Papyrus sedge
- Cyperus pedunculatus Beachstar
- Cyperus pilosus fuzzy flatsedge
- Cyperus polystachyos Bunchy flat-sedge
- Cyperus prolifer Dwarf Papyrus
- Cyperus pumilus Annual Flat-sedge
- Cyperus richardii
- Cyperus rotundus Purple nutsedge
- Cyperus sesquiflorus Fragrant Spikesedge
- Cyperus sphacelatus Roadside Flatsedge
- Cyperus squarrosus Bearded Flatsedge
- Cyperus surinamensis tropical flatsedge
- Cyperus tenuiculmis
- Cyrtococcum longipes
- Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum
- Cyrtococcum patens
- Cyrtococcum trigonum
- Dactylis glomerata orchard grass
- Dactyloctenium aegyptium Durban Crowfoot
- Dendrocalamus giganteus Giant Bamboo
- Dendrocalamus strictus Male Bamboo
- Dichanthium foulkesii
- Diectomis fastigiata
- Digitaria ciliaris Tropical Finger-grass
- Digitaria sanguinalis Hairy Crabgrass
- Digitaria wallichiana
- Dimeria bialata
- Dimeria chelariensis
- Dimeria connivens
- Dimeria eradii
- Dimeria fischeri
- Dimeria hohenackeri EN
- Dimeria jainii
- Dimeria lawsonii
- Dimeria namboodiriana
- Dimeria orissae
- Dimeria ornithopoda
- Dimeria pubescens
- Dinebra retroflexa Cats Tail Vlei Grass
- Echinochloa colona Jungle Rice
- Echinochloa colonum
- Echinochloa crus-galli barnyardgrass
- Echinochloa stagnina Burgu
- Eleocharis acutangula acute spikerush
- Eleocharis geniculata Canada Spikesedge
- Eleusine indica Goose Grass
- Elytrophorus spicatus Spike Grass
- Eragrostiella bifaria
- Eragrostis nigra
- Eragrostis papposa
- Eragrostis pilosa Jersey Love-grass
- Eragrostis tenella Feather Lovegrass
- Eragrostis unioloides Chinese lovegrass
- Euclasta oligantha
- Eulalia conjugata
- Eulalia phaeothrix
- Fimbristylis aestivalis Summer Fimbry
- Fimbristylis aphylla
- Fimbristylis argentea
- Fimbristylis consanguinea
- Fimbristylis cymosa Hurricanegrass
- Fimbristylis dichotoma Common Fringe-rush
- Fimbristylis jaleeliana
- Fimbristylis kingii
- Fimbristylis lawiana
- Fimbristylis littoralis Grass-like Fimbry
- Fimbristylis squarrosa
- Fimbristylis subtrabeculata
- Fimbristylis sunilii
- Fimbristylis tetragona
- Fimbristylis uliginosa
- Garnotia arundinacea
- Garnotia courtallensis
- Garnotia elata
- Garnotia exaristata
- Glyphochloa acuminata
- Heteropogon contortus tanglehead
- Hygroryza aristata Floating Bamboo
- Hypolytrum nemorum Wooded Hypolytrum
- Imperata cylindrica Cogon Grass
- Isachne albens
- Isachne angladei
- Isachne bourneorum
- Isachne globosa Swamp Millet
- Isachne setosa
- Isachne walkeri
- Ischaemum aristatum Toco grass
- Ischaemum ciliare
- Ischaemum commutatum
- Ischaemum malabaricum
- Ischaemum molle
- Ischaemum murinum
- Ischaemum rangacharianum
- Ischaemum sunilii
- Ischaemum timorense stalkleaf murainagrass
- Ischaemum zeylanicola
- Jansenella griffithiana
- Kuruna wightiana
- Leersia hexandra Native rice grass
- Lophopogon tridentatus
- Manisuris myurus
- Megathyrsus maximus
- Melinis minutiflora Molasses Grass
- Melinis repens natal grass
- Nanooravia santapaui
- Ochlandra beddomei
- Ochlandra scriptoria
- Ochlandra travancorica
- Oplismenus compositus Awned Panick Grass
- Oplismenus undulatifolius wavyleaf basketgrass
- Oryza rufipogon Brownbeard rice
- Oryza sativa Asian Rice
- Panicum brevifolium nimbo
- Panicum gardneri
- Panicum notatum
- Panicum repens Torpedo grass
- Panicum sumatrense Barefoot Panicgrass
- Paspalum conjugatum Hilograss
- Paspalum scrobiculatum Ditch millet
- Paspalum vaginatum seashore paspalum
- Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass
- Pogonatherum crinitum Poginatherum crinitum
- Polytrias indica Batiki Bluegrass
- Pseudanthistiria heteroclita
- Pseudanthistiria umbellata
- Pseudechinolaena polystachya
- Pseudopogonatherum trispicatum
- Pseudoxytenanthera bourdillonii
- Pseudoxytenanthera monadelpha
- Pseudoxytenanthera ritchiei
- Pseudoxytenanthera stocksii
- Rhynchospora colorata whitetop sedge
- Rhynchospora corymbosa matamat
- Rhynchospora panduranganii
- Rhynchospora wightiana
- Rottboellia cochinchinensis Itchgrass
- Saccharum officinarum Sugarcane
- Saccharum spontaneum Wild Cane
- Sacciolepis interrupta
- Schizachyrium brevifolium
- Schoenoplectiella juncoides rock bulrush
- Scleria lithosperma Florida Keys Nutrush
- Setaria barbata East Indian Bristlegrass
- Setaria palmifolia Palmgrass
- Setaria parviflora knotroot bristlegrass
- Setaria pumila yellow foxtail
- Sorghum bicolor Sorghum
- Sorghum halepense Johnson grass
- Spodiopogon rhizophorus
- Sporobolus coromandelianus
- Sporobolus piliferus Barundi dropseed
- Themeda cymbaria
- Themeda quadrivalvis Grader Grass
- Themeda tremula
- Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass
- Tragus racemosus European Bur-grass
- Trilobachne cookei NT
- Tripogon bromoides
- Tripogon major
- Tripogon sugathakumariae
- Tripogon trifidus
- Tripogon wightii
- Trisetopsis junghuhnii
- Urochloa distachyos green summer grass
- Urochloa mutica Para Grass
- Zea mays Maize
Grasses and sedges elsewhere
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Other species of Kerala
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