Paspalum L.

Glume 1; the 1 sterile lemma similar in size and shape to the glume (Fig. 50 b) Paspalum

Inflorescence with several branches. Plants tufted or with short rhizomes

Racemes usually more than 10

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Racemes less than 5 cm long, very numerous. Panicle narrow-elliptic in outline. Spikelets 2–3 mm long, with few short hairs. Leaf blades 5–8 mm wide, glabrous. Plants 1–2 m high, tufted. Roadsides. Introd. from S. America. Fl. spring–autumn. Tussock Paspalum Paspalum quadrifarium

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Racemes up to 12 cm long. Spikelets 3–4 mm long, with long hairs so that the raceme appears cottony. Leaf blades 3–15 mm wide, hirsute at the base but glabrous above. Plants 1–2 m high, densely tufted. Coast. Disturbed sites. Introd. from S. America. Fl. summer. Vasey Grass Paspalum urvillei