Cogon Grass

حلفا، ديل القط

• COMMON NAME:cogon grass, sharp grass.

• ARABIC:حلفا، ديل القط

• BOTANICAL NAME:Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.

• SYNONYMS:Calamagrostis lagurus Koeler, Lagurus cylindricus L., Saccharum cylindricum (L.) Lam., Saccharum europaeum Pers.

• FAMILY:POACEAE

• KIND:Introduced

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• CATEGORIES:Medicinal (M)Fodder (F)

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• HABITATS:Sandy

• TYPES:Perennial

DESCRIPTION:

Perennial, stems erect from 10-100 cm. Leaves linear, flat, 0.3-20* 3-100 cm. Inflorescence cylindrical, terminal, dense, white-hairy up to 20 cm long. Paired spikelets, one with stalk and one without stalk, each up to 0.4 cm long with 3 hair-like appendages (awns), and sur-rounded with silky white hairs. Flowering from February to May.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30138371-2#synonyms