Citation: Trin., Fund. Agrost. 135 (1822).

Derivation: Greek, sphen, wedge; pous, foot; alluding to the pedicels thickened under the spikelet.

Synonymy: Not Applicable

Common name: None

Description:
Annuals; leaves filiform-channelled.

Inflorescence a loose panicle; spikelets very small, few-flowered, compressed laterally; glumes persistent, minute, obtuse, much shorter then the florets; lemmas obtuse, awnless, 3-nerved; rhachilla disarticulating.

Distribution:  2 or 3 Mediterranean species, living in salt-marshes.

Biology: No text

Author: Not yet available