Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv.

  • 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

    Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv.

  • Description

    Description - A slender creeping branching perennial, the ascending or erect flower culms 30 to 50 cm. tall, the lanceolate blades undulate-margined; racemes ascending or spreading, as much as 3 cm. long, usually 1 to 2 cm. ; sheaths glabrous or hirsute.