Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Poaceae / Gramineae
Elionurus royleanus Nees. ex A. Rich.
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Description:
An annual, erect grass; 5-30 cm tall; forming cluster of erect branches. Inflorescence
composed of racemes, single 2-6 cm long, terminal and axillary, spikelets sessile,
fertile, pedicels linear, flattened and glabrous.
Flowering Period:
September to October.
Habitat:
Tough xerophyte. Common in stony, gravelly and hilly habitat.
Uses:
Apalatable species.
Distribution:
Africa, Asia-temperate tropical and Arabia.