KEY TO THE SPECIES
- Bristles of the involucel slender and not dilated at the base, and free; leaves very long. 1. P. Alopecuros.
- Bristles of the involucel dilated below and connate at base. 2. P. cenchroides.
Fig. 113.—Pennisetum Alopecuros
Pennisetum Alopecuros, Steud.
This is a perennial grass, densely tufted and growing to a height of 2 to 3-1/2 feet. Stems are stout, erect and much branched above.
The leaf-sheaths are distichous, compressed, glabrous or rarely hairy.