Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Poaceae / Gramineae
Setaria verticillata (L.) P. Beauv.
(Syn: Panicum verticillatum L.)
English name: Hooked bristlegrass.
Local name: Krangh gaa h, Dangri gaa h.
Description:
Aloosely tufted annual, erect, 10-100 cm high or more, ascending, glabrous, angular
often rough below the inflorescence. Panicle spiciform, spikelets oblong or ellipsoid,
pale green. Spikelets awns with retrorse barbs.
Flowering Period:
Throughout the year.
Habitat:
Found in moist soils of road sides, near to tube wells, irrigation
canals, water courses.
Uses:
Used as fodder, eaten by cattle before the appearance of
spikes.
Distribution:
Pakistan (Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, KPK and Kashmir),
Tropical and warm temperate regions generally.