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BULLETIN 65, HAWAII EXPERIMENT STATION 



No. 2. ANDROPOGON ANNULATUS 

 Common name: Angleton grass 



Angle ton grass grows in India, where it is regarded as one of the 

 best wild grasses. It is especially well suited to areas of heavy rainfall, 



Figure 2. — Andropogon annulatus 



is a perennial, and semierect, attaining a height of 5 feet or more under 

 optimum conditions. The grass is said to be greatly relished by cattle, 

 and is used both for pasturing and for hay. It has been grown experi- 

 mentally at the station in Honolulu for a number of years, but has 

 not been tried to any great extent on the open ranges. 



