Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees

  • Authority

    Hitchcock, Albert S. 1927. The grasses of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: i-xx, 291-556.

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees

  • Description

    Description - A glabrous perennial, with succulent, sparingly branching culms, often decumbent and rooting below, broad linear cordate-clasping blades, and panicles about 8 mm. thick and 20 to 50 cm. long.