Description
A low, wiry creeping grass that forms dense mats, among the most widespread lawn and pasture grasses in the world.
Medicinal Uses
Used in traditional medicine as a diuretic and for wound-healing; leaf juice is applied to cuts and stings.
Food Uses
Grazed extensively as pasture and cut for hay.
Cultivation
Spreads by both seed and creeping stems (stolons); highly drought- and trample-tolerant.
