Panicum repens L.

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Panicum > P. repens

Description: Perennial with long rhizomes and occasionally with surface stolons; culms 30–100 cm. high, erect or decumbent, tough, often arising from a knotty base. Leaf laminae 7–25 cm. long and 2–8 mm. wide, linear, flat or involute, often strongly distichous and ascending close to the stem, usually stiff and pungent. Panicle 5–20 cm. long, narrowly oblong, sparsely to moderately branched, the branches usually ascending. Spikelets 2.5–3 mm. long, ovate-elliptic or ovate, acute, inferior glume 1/3 the length of the spikelet, broadly ovate or cuff-like, membranous, 0–3-nerved, clasping the base of the spikelet, obtuse or acute; superior glume 7–9-nerved; inferior lemma similar to the superior glume, male, its palea well developed; superior lemma and palea pallid, glossy.

Flowering and fruiting: July - September

Uses: Widely used as a forage species. Its salt tolerance makes it a useful species for reclaiming saline soils. It is a source of ethno-medicines in India

Cultivation: Cultivated

References

http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

https://indiabiodiversity.org