Paragis (Tag.)

Annual weed Height: 10 centimeters to 1 meter in height Leaves: Keeled along the midvein near the base of the blade; have a short membranous ligule with a jagged top. It is usually cleft in the center. There are no auricles. Flowers: Flowers bloom from July through October. Flowers cluster along stiff spikes. Usually two to six spikes radiate out at the end of the flowering stem (although one to twelve spikes may occur). Sometimes one or two spikes are attached below the terminal cluster. Fruits: Seed heads are somewhat similar to those of dallisgrass, Paspalum dilatatum, but are shorter and stiffer. The Fruits are tiny, reddish brown, one seeded, and enclosed in a thin covering.