Stink Grass is an annual grass forming tufts up to about half a meter in
height. The stems are generally erect but may droop or bend. The stems
have glandular tissue near the nodes and the long leavest, 5-15 cm long,
3-6 mm wide, are often dotted with glands as well. The plants have a
strong scent. The branching inflorescences have one to several spikelets
per branch. Each spikelet is green to greyish green, sometimes very
slightly purple-tinted, and 0.5-2 cm long. It is somewhat flattened and
lined with 10 to over 40 florets. Stink Grass is probably native to
Europe, but widely naturalized throughout the world.
Flowering: June-October.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
Photographed in Mumbai.
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