Paspalum (paspalum)

[NL. L. (Linnæus, 1767), Europe. They are usually low gra es with roundish coriaceous seed-like spikelets. Many species, especially those in the southern United States, are hardy and valuable pasture-gra es, as P. distichum, known as joint - gra , and in Australia as silt - gra , and P. dilatatum, also used as a fodder-gra in South America and Australia. P. exile is called fundi (which see) and hungry rice. P. fil i for me is the wire-gra of Jamaica, and P. conjugatum the West Indian sour-gra or hilo-gra . See hureek, and millet coda (under millet ).