Pankaj, your species could be Setaria verticillata which has got hooked bristles in the inflorescence that help them to stick to the cloth. I don't know any other species of Setaria have this feature.
Regards Vijayasankar On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:21 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]>wrote: > sorry, I meant non-botanist! > Pankaj > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:50 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Around 5 years back there was a not botanists who was explaining me > > this genus of grass. He threw the inflorescence on my trousers and > > said "SAT GAYA NA" literally meaning, "IT GOT STUCK" so this is > > Setaria :P....... though it was a funny explanation but I never > > forgot it. > > Pankaj > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Vijayasankar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Setaria pumila, perhaps. > >> Regards > >> > >> Vijayasankar > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:06 AM, tanay bose <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> I dont think this a is Penisettum!! This is not sure > >>> Tanay > >>> > >>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Selvalakshmi Selvaraj > >>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> is it penisettum?not sure > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Selvalakshmi S. > >>>> Doctoral Scholar, > >>>> Bharathiar University, > >>>> Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Tanay Bose > >>> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > >>> Department of Botany. > >>> University of British Columbia . > >>> 3529-6270 University Blvd. > >>> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > >>> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > >>> 604-822-2019 (Lab) > >>> [email protected] > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > Research Associate > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > Department of Habitat Ecology > > Wildlife Institute of India > > Post Box # 18 > > Dehradun - 248001, India > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
