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Glume 1; the 1 sterile lemma similar in size and shape to the glume (Fig. 50 b) Paspalum
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Inflorescence with several branches. Plants tufted or with short rhizomes
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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