Brachiaria erusiformis (J.E.Smith) Griseb. Common Name : Sweet signal grassFamily : 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.