Poaceae FAMILY

Ischaemum rugosum

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual/Perennial

Growth—

A plant mainly of the moist, lowland tropics, though it also occurs at elevations of up to 2,400 metres in the Philippines^{[1, 2]}. Although a sun-loving plant, it can persist in sites receiving only 30 - 35% of full sunlight. It is particularly well adapted to wet sites, and is often found in rice fields or low lying areas that are periodically flooded. It tolerates acid soils of pH 4.0^{[2, 3]}. The plant is an opportunistic and effective coloniser of open, disturbed or newly cleared areas. It has become a serious weed in many crops, particularly in rice fields^[2].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ischaemum+rugosum>

Pollinators

Wind

References

[1]Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk — http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html ↩︎A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands.
[2]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[3]Grassland Species - Profiles — http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Gbase/Default.htm ↩︎Terse information on over 650 species of plants that grow in grassland, including trees, shrubs and perennial plants as well as grasses. Gives a brief description of the plant, its range and habitat and some of its uses.