Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Poaceae / Gramineae
Paspalum vaginatum Swartz
English name: Biscuit grass, Knot grass.
Local name:
Dinahee gaa h.
Description:
A warm season extensive turf grass, perennial grass, creeping and rooting from
lower nodes. Stem, glabrous. Inflorescence composed of racemes, shortly
pedunculate, bearing solitary spikelets; oblong, acute and dorsally flattened 3 mm
long.
Flowering Period:
July-October.
Habitat:
Semiaquatic grass, common near to water bodies.
Uses:
A very good pastures species, provide healthy fodder,
the plant is also use in preparation of golf grounds.
Distribution:
Tropics and sub-tropics of the world.
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