Brachiaria reptans Gard. & Hubb.
Common Name : Running grass
Family : Poaceae
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HABIT |
ANNUAL
GRASS. |
|
STEMS |
USUALLY
WITH DECUMBENT STEMS, ROOTING AT THE NODES; CULMS 15-60 CM HIGH. |
|
LEAVES |
LEAF-BLADES
NARROWLY LANCEOLATE TO LANCEOLATE, 2-7 CM LONG, 3-15 MM WIDE. |
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FLOWERS |
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 |
SPIKELETS
NARROWLY OVATE TO BROADLY ELLIPTIC, 1.5-2.2 MM LONG, GLABROUS, ACUTE, WITHOUT
A STIPE. |