Paspalum scrobiculatum (Kodo) Kodo millet is a monocot and an annual grass that grows to heights of approximately four feet. It has an inflorescence that produces 4-6 racemes that are 4–9 cm long. Its slender, light green leaves grow to be 20 to 40 centimeters in length. The seeds it produces are very small and […]
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Paspalidium flavidum (Yellow Watercrown Grass) Yellow Watercrown Grass is a perennial grass, characterized by by spikes separated by 2-4 times their length, and spikelets spherical. Stems (culms) are tufted, slightly compressed, 1-3 ft tall from a prostrate base. Flowering: July-October.
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Oplismenus composites Annuals grass. Culms 25-80 cm long, trailing, creeping and rooting at the lower nodes; nodes softly hairy. Leaves 1.5-7 x 0.8 – 2 cm, elliptic-lanceolate, base oblique. Lower glume 2-3 x 1 mm. Upper glume 2-3 x 1 mm, ovate-elliptic, Lower floret barren. Upper floret bisexual.
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Oplismenus burmanii Oplismenus burmannii is a flowering plant that can be found in Florida and on Hawaii, but is native to Zimbabwe. The plant’s leaves are 5 centimetres long and 1.5 centimetres wide and are undulate as well. Its glumes are of pinkish-red colour and are much longer than the spikelet.
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Neyraudia arundinacea (Khail) Perennial with short scaly rhizomes. Culms 2–4 m. high and up to 1 cm. in diameter, almost woody. Leaf-blades up to 60 cm. long and 10 mm. broad, mostly rolled, scabrid, the tip filiform. Panicle lanceolate, 30–80 cm. long and 8–12 cm. broad, dense, light brown.
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Imperata cylindrica (Panni) Imperata cylindrica (commonly known as cogongrass or kunai It has also been introduced to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the southeastern United States. It is a highly flammable fire-adapted species, and can spread rapidly by colonizing disturbed areas and encouraging more frequent wildfires.
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Heteropogon contortus (Kumeria) The species is known by many common names, including black speargrass, tanglehead, steekgras and pili. H. contortus is a valuable pasture species across much of its range however it has also been responsible for the elimination of the wool industry over much of Australia due to the seeds becoming embedded in the
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Hackelochloa granularis It is the pit scale grass, is a species of grass. Hackelochloa granularis is an annual plant. The stems grow to 5–100 cm in length and have bearded nodes. The leaves are 2–5 cm in length and 4–12 mm wide with hairs on the surface and ciliate around the edges. The leaves range
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Eulaliopsis binata (Bhabhar) Eulaliopsis binata, the sabaigrass, a perennial plant belonging to the grass family, is grown in many Asian countries. It is mainly used for the manufacture of writing and printing paper. Pulping is done using soda and sulfate processes.
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Eulalia mollis Rhizomes elongated. Butt sheaths glabrous. Culms 10-30 cm long. Leaf-sheaths outer margin hairy. Ligule a fringe of hairs. Leaf-blades 2-15 cm long; 2-4 mm wide. Inflorescence composed of racemes. Spikelets in pairs. Fertile spikelets sessile and pedicelled; 2 in the cluster.
