Rare Grass Rediscovered

Hubbardia heptaneuron is a grass species originally described from the Jog Falls locality of Karnataka in 1919. Later efforts to relocate this plant from the type locality were not successful and therefore it was believed to be extinct. . However, it was located in the Thillari Ghat area of Maharashtra by Prof. Yadav and subsequently, species rehabilitation program was initiated. But surprisingly in 2010, this species was relocated in its original habitat of Jog Falls by Prof. Yadav's team. This is a good news for plant lovers, especially at the background of 'International Year of Biodiversity  2010'.