594 



MISC. PUBLICATION 200, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 



mm. long. O — Has been culti- 

 vated in grass gardens, occasionally 

 escaped. Old World. 



Brachiaria subquadripara (Trin.) 

 Hitchc. Creeping leafy perennial; 

 culms 25 to 60 cm. long; blades 

 flat, 5 to 10 cm. long, 4 to 8 mm. 

 wide; racemes mostly 3 to 5, spread- 

 ing, rather distant; spikelets 3.5 to 

 4 mm. long, elliptic, glabrous. % 

 — Occasionally planted in southern 

 Florida, thriving in dry weather and 

 showing some promise as a forage 

 grass. Asia. 



Figure 855. — Brachiaria platyphylla. Plant, X Vi\ two views of spikelet, and floret, X 10. (Nealley, Tex.) 



