Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Poaceae / Gramineae
Dactyloctenium aristatum Link.
(Syn: Dactyloctenium semipunctatum Courb.)
English name: Comb fringe grass, Crowfoot grass.
Local name: Kirtio gaa h.
Description:
Arambling; tufted annual decumbent grass resembling D. scindicum but distinguish
by its straight spikes and needle like appendages on tip of each spikelet; culms
slender 4-38 cm high.
Flowering Period:
August and September.
Habitat:
In sandy, gravelly and rocky places, also in dry streams
beds.
Uses:
The plant is very valuable and nutrient for cattle.
Distribution:
The species is distributed in East ofAfrica,Arabia and
SouthAsia.