Dr. Abdulaziz M. Assaeed

Cenchrus ciliaris

Species

Poaceae

Family

Gharaz

Vernacular Name

Perennial grass

Life Form

Tufted perennial grass with ascending culms up to 70 cm high. Leaf blades linear, 3-30 cm long.  Panicle bristly, erect or nodding, creamy or purple-colored. False spike, 2-15 cm long with seed units or fascicles inserted along a zigzag axis.  Each bur-like fascicle comprises a single spikelet or cluster of 2-4 spikelets surrounded by involucres of bristles

Description

Often grows in disturbed sites but can be found growing naturally in rocky terrains

Habitat

Grazed by livestock

Grazing Importance

Can be useful as a cultivated forage crop

Other Uses

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