Scientific Name: Eleusine indica

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  • Common Name:
    Crow's Foot Grass
  • Type:
    herb grass , coarse tufted annual.
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Status:
    WEED This introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Fruit:
    seed-heads consist of several short finger-like branches radiating from the top of anerect stalk.
  • Species List:
    Grass book, Botany 07, Batianoff, Cranks Creek, Lake Cooroibah, weed, Heritage Pa rk
Cultural Notes

Pantropical weed that colonises bare areas

Identification Notes

Stems ascending or prostrate. Keeled leaf sheath and broad leaves, which are mostly basal. Tussock-forming touch, annual grass with broad leaves.

Landscaping Notes

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