Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Poaceae / Gramineae
Paspalidium geminatum (Forssk.) Stapf
(Syn: Panicum geminatum Forssk.)
English name: Egyptian Paspalidium, Water Pasplidium, Alligator grass.
Local name: Sawani gaa h.
Description:
A perennial ascending plant, with creeping or floating, culms 10-60 cm high, the
plant has rooting at its lower nodes.
Flowering Period:
Mostly in October to January but sometimes as early as August or as
March.
Habitat:
Commonly found around water ponds, irrigation channels
or marshy soil.
Uses:
Used as a fodder.
Distribution:
Pakistan, widely spread over tropical countries of the old
world.
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