44 BI7LLETIN 65, HAWAII EXPERIMENT STATION 



No. 42. SACCIOLEPIS CONTRACT A (6, p. 198) 

 Common name: Glenwood grass 



Glenwood grass, originally described from the East Indies (6, p. 

 199), grows in abundance in the Glenwood district, Hawaii, and is 



Figure 42.— Sacciolepis contractu 



found on all the other islands. It is an annual, erect from a spreading 

 base, and 1 to 2 feet tall. It seeds profusely, spreads rapidly, and is 

 very persistent. On the poor, soggy soils of the Glenwood district it 

 crowds out Hilo grass and sedges. Cattle relish Glenwood grass and 

 fatten on it. Its excellent qualities are not generally appreciated. 



