RANGE GRASSES OF HAWAII 37 



No. 35. PASPALUM URVILLEI, P. LARRANAGAI (6, p. 180) 

 Common name: Vasey grass 



Originally reported from Uruguay (6, p. 181), Vasey grass grows 

 also in the United States from North Carolina to Texas. An erect 



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Figure 35. — Paspalum urvillei 



perennial, Vasey grass is coarse growing, bunchy, and from Z}{ to 7 

 feet tall. It has been grown in experimental plats at Waimea, where 

 the elevation is 2,600 feet, and farther westward under the arid condi- 

 tions of Keamoku. It did well in both places and seems to be worthy 

 of further trial in the dry localities. 



