Morphological characteristics
Perennial, tufted, and scrambling grass with brittle culm near the base of plants; open panicles; spikelets about 6.6-11 mm long and 1.9-2.5 wide, with awns 6-16 cm long; anthers usually 2-5 mm long occupying 3/4 of the spikelets.
Chromosome number
2n=2x=24
Genome
AA
Distribution
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Surinam, and Venezuela.
Habitat
Found in swamps and marshes, in open ditches and pools, beside rivers, and near to cultivated rice fields, usually with deep water. Grows in open habitats.
