
- Hindi
- सरकंडा
- Botanical
- Saccharum spontaneum
- Family
- Poaceae
About the plant
Silver plumes across the riverbanks after the monsoon; the kans of the floodplain.
Growing it
Spreads by rhizome; only for open ground you want covered.
What it is for
Thatch and screens; riverbank and floodplain stabilisation.
How to grow
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- पानी
- Likes seasonal flooding
- मौसम
- Jun–Jul
- Grows in
- Garden / ground
- Mature size
- 2–3 m
- First harvest
- Plumes at month five
Spreads by rhizome; only for open ground you want covered.
Traditional uses
Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.
Traditional knowledge
Thatch and screens; riverbank and floodplain stabilisation.
Scientific evidence
This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.
Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.
Ecological value
Where it grows in India
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a named specialist
- प्रकाशित