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Fodder - Leaves are used as fodder for animals in several countries, but considered that the high moisture content meant that it was not of much forage value.
Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan
Thrives in wet places by water, rarely among grass, up to an elevation of 1500 m.
It is annual herb forms a low-growing mat often mistaken for grass due to its green foliage.
Stem is inconspicuous, growing close to the ground and rooting at the nodes. Careful examination reveals these thin, creeping stems.
Leaves are fleshy, resemble blades of grass with a linear shape, measuring roughly 2-10 cm long and 0.2-0.5 cm wide. The upper margins of the leaf sheath have soft hairs.
Flowers are blue or purple in small cluster, appear on short stalks. Each flower has petals ranging from 0.5-0. 8 cm long.
Fruit is a capsule, roughly 0.3 -0.5 cm wide.
Flowering: June-September.