Sporobolus diander (Retz.) P. Beauv. Common Name : Indian dropseedFamily : Poaceae HABIT PERENNIAL, TUFTED HERB. STEMS NODES GLABROUS. LEAVES LEAF BLADES LINEAR, FLAT, CONVOLUTE; SHEATHS GLABROUS. FLOWERS SPIKELETS RACEMOSELY ARRANGED IN TERMINAL CONTRACTED PANICLES. FRUITS CARYOPSIS OBOVOID.