HABIT
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ANNUAL
GRASS.
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STEMS
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USUALLY
WITH DECUMBENT STEMS, ROOTING AT THE NODES; CULMS 15-60 CM HIGH.
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LEAVES
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LEAF-BLADES
NARROWLY LANCEOLATE TO LANCEOLATE, 2-7 CM LONG, 3-15 MM WIDE.
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FLOWERS
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INFLORESCENCE
OF 5-15 RACEMES ON AN AXIS, 1-8 CM LONG; RACEMES 14 CM LONG, BEARING PAIRED
SPIKELETS CROWDED ON A TRIQUETROUS RHACHIS WITH HIRSUTE PEDICELS.
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FRUITS
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SPIKELETS
NARROWLY OVATE TO BROADLY ELLIPTIC, 1.5-2.2 MM LONG, GLABROUS, ACUTE, WITHOUT
A STIPE.
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