Biodiversity of Sri Lanka

An endemic, bamboo-like vine found on upper mountain slopes at elevations of 1,500–2,000 m. It is locally common, often hanging from small t...

An indigenous perennial of grassy banks and road sides from 300 to 600 elevations. 

An indigenous perennial common along roadsides, open places and in low patanas from 160 m to 1300 m a.s.l. 

An indigenous erect tufted perennial occurs mostly in the wet shady places from low to middle elevations in the wet zone.

An indigenous grass species with uncertain origin but surely native to the Old World. Common in weedy grassy areas with at least partia...

An indigenous weedy perennial grass species common along roadsides, edges of marshes, ditches, paddy fields and  tanks from sea level u...

A native perennial tussock grass common in patana grasslands from 900 to 2300 m elevations. 

Common native creeping annual grows in shade along forest edges, embankments, river banks, and in secondary vegetation from sea level to ...

Common native trailing perennial from lowlands to mid elevations. 

An indigenous perennial occurs in the wet montane zone in elevations of about 1000 m. Typical forest grass grows in damp shady places or ...

Common indigenous grass species occurs in open grasslands and weedy places from sea level to about 1200 m elevations. 

An indigenous grass species grows on paddy fields and other wet or marshy situations. 

Rather rare native grass species which was considered as a Data Deficient one in the 2010 Red List. It grows usually in shade of forest...

Rather uncommon native grass species grows on moist or wet soil along lakes, streams, seeps and springs from somewhat lower elevations ...

An introduced grass species native to the Africa . Naturalized along roadsides, grassy banks, waste places, etc. from low to medium eleva...

Common native grass species widespread throughout the country, while absent only in the upper montane zone. It occurs as a weed of habita...

Common endemic bamboo species occurs in moist low country to mid hill forests. Culms use in basket industry, make flutes and wattle while...

Common native rambling perennial occurs along roadsides and forest margins from sea level to about 2000 m elevations. 

Common native perennial grows in shady habitats from sea level to over 1800 m a.s.l. 

Common native perennial of open areas, grassy glades in the lowland forests, roadsides, ditch banks, pond margins, lawns and in patana gr...