Brachiaria piligera Hughes

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Brachiaria

Characteristics

A grass. It is like Arm grass millet (Bracharia miliiformis) but is more spreading. The hairs on the spikelet increase in length towards the tip. The spikelets are over 3 mm long.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.6
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c4

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows on sand plains. It can grow in arid places.
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Usage

Uses animal food food
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:392976-1
WFO ID wfo-0000854199
COL ID MSHX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Brachiaria subquadripara var. piligera Brachiaria piligera