Paspalum conjugatum P.J. Bergius
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Authority
Mori, S. A., et al. 1997. Guide to the vascular plants of central French Guiana: Part 1. Pteridophytes, gymnosperms, and monocotyledons. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 76: 1-422.
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Family
Poaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stoloniferous, colonial plants of indefinite duration; erect portions of culms 25-40 cm tall. Leaves with blade 8-15 X 0.5-1 cm. Inflorescences a pair of divergent, conjugate racemes 7-10 cm long. Spikelets 1.2-1.8 mm long, lenticular, orbicular to ovate, pale yellow, acute to apiculate, the margins fringed with long silky hairs.
Distribution and Ecology - Fr (Sep); weed in clearings, especially in the village and around homesteads. Courente.