Brachiaria erusiformis (J.E.Smith) Griseb.

Common Name : Sweet signal grass
Family : Poaceae

HABIT

ANNUAL GRASS.

STEMS

SPREADING CULMS ROOTING AT THE LOWER NODES. FLOWERING CULMS UP TO 45 CM HIGH.

LEAVES

BLADES SLIGHTLY HAIRY, FLAT, USUALLY LESS THAN 7 CM LONG AND ONLY UP TO 4.5 MM WIDE.

FLOWERS

PANICLE 5-7 CM LONG WITH SEVERAL APPRESSED TO ASCENDING RACEMES UP TO 2.3 CM LONG; RACHIS PUBESCENT.

FRUITS

SPIKELETS ABOUT 2.5 MM LONG, SLIGHTLY HAIRY.