Paspalum prostratum Scribn. & Merr.

Paspalum prostratum Scribn. & Merr. Bull. U. S. Dep
Agr. Agrost. 24 : 9. 1901.
Paspalum. prostratum pygmaeum, Scribn. & Merr. Bull. U. S. Dep. Agr. Agrost. 24 : 91901.
Stems 1-6 dm. long, branched, prostrate or ascending, glabrous; leaf-sheaths ciliate on the margins, glabrous or pubescent; blades up to 6 cm. long and 1 cm. wide, ovate to lanceolate, hirsute, acute; inflorescence 3-4 cm. long, of 3-10, rarely fewer, spreading or sometimes reflexed racemes 1-2.5 cm. long, the rachis 2-3 mm. wide, thin, acute, smooth, rough on the margins; spikelets singly disposed in 2 rows, elliptic to obovate, 2 mm. long, glabrous, obtuse, the first scale wanting, the second and third scales about equal, the second 3-nerved, the third 3-5nerved, the fruiting scale elliptic, obtuse, about equaUng the empty scales.
Type locality : Low lands near Patzcuaro, Michoacan. Distribution : Michoacan and Hidalgo.