Kodo millet, rice grass, creeping paspalum, ditch grass.


Scientific Name

Paspalum scrobiculatum L.


Other Names


Life Form

Herb


Family

Poaceae



Usages

Fodder - It is common fodder for cattles.


Native to

Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan


Habitat

Tropical biome


Conservation Status

Least Concern



Plant Description

Annual grass

Erect and slender.

Linear, with a distinct midrib.

Arranged in several racemes forming a spike-like inflorescence.

Small, round grains.


Phenology

Flowering: Late summer- early autum.