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Scientific Name: Hygroryza aristata
English Name: Water stargrass, Asian Watergrass
Local/Bangla Name: Uridhan (উরিধান), Janglidhan (জংলি ধান) , Phutki (ফুটকি)
Photo: zhang_025 (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Description:
This perennial grass forms dense mats and has creeping or trailing stems that are spongy. Feathery roots grow in whorls at the stem nodes. The leaf blades are ovate-oblong, ovate-lanceolate, or lanceolate in shape, with blunt or acute tips and rounded to cordate bases. They are rough-textured on the upper surface and smooth and waxy beneath.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It typically grows in dry lowlands and still waters of lakes, ponds, canals and marshes, often along the margins of paddy fields. This species is commonly found throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater.
Comments:
It is an emergent aquatic weed.
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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