Densely tufted perennial herb ; 6-30 cm long . Stems (culms) woody , much-branched at the base ; internodes glabrous . Inflorescences panicle , contracted ; glumes unequal , thinly hairy on the flanks , coarsely scabrid on the prominent veins , the lower narrowly lanceolate , 5- to 9-veined , 8 . 5-14 mm long , the upper narrowly lanceolate-acuminate , 3- to 5-veined , 18 . 5-26 mm long ; lemma including the bearded callus , 5-6 . 5 mm long , smooth ; column glabrous 8 . 5-13 mm long ; central awn 5 . 5-7 cm long , plumose in the upper half , glabrous below except for a short pubescence extending upwards for ± 2 mm from the junction of the awns , the tip not excurrent and the feather obtuse in outline ; lateral awn 2-2 . 8 cm long , glabrous . Fruits caryopsis with adherent pericarp ; linear . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 4) .
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Regional Endemic (RE) - Least Concern (LC) - National Assessment
Common
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Aristida plumosa var. sokotrana Vierh.
Aristida sokotrana (Vierh.) Vierh.
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Known as a good fodder for animals after rainy seasons. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2018). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.4: Hydrocharitaceae – Orchidaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 56). ISBN 9789492663153 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Miller, A.G. & Cope, T.A. (1996). Flora of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra 1: 1-586. Edinburgh university press. ISBN 0748604758. *Patzelt, A. (2015). Oman Plant Red Data Book. Published by Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman. Oman Botanic Garden Publication No. 1. ISBN 978-99969-50-10-0. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
