Botanical Name - Chloris barbata

----- Chloris barbata, Sw. F.B.I. V. 7. P. 292.

----- Perennial tufted grass with stout erect culms arising geniculately from the base. Sheath smoth, glabrous, the lower slipping from the culm. Leaf blade flat, tapering to a fine point. Inflorescence a whorl or 4-20 spikes, 2-4 in. long, at the top of a slender peduncle, often purplish. Spikelets awned giving the inflorescence a very hairy appearance.

----- Found in the blank areas in forests of Telangana District often in gregarious patches. It is not a valuable fodder.