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Crowfoot Grass (Eleusine indica)

Crowfoot Grass

Crowfoot Grass (Eleusine indica), also known as Goosegrass or Wire Grass, is a common, low-growing, annual weed grass found in compacted soils and disturbed areas worldwide. It has a distinctive, radiating inflorescence resembling a crow's foot.

Taxonomic Details

Family:	Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Eleusine (el-YOO-sy-nee)
Species:	indica (IN-dih-kuh)

Grasses and Bamboo: Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens); Silver Banner Grass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus); Palm Grass (Setaria palmifolia); Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans); Fountain Grass 'Hameln' (Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'); Centipede Grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides): A Low-Maintenance, Acid-Loving Lawn Grass; Egyptian Grass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium): A Spreading Annual Grass with Crowfoot Seed Heads; Bear Grass (Xerophyllum tenax): Iconic Western Native for Fire-Adapted Landscapes; Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea nana): Dwarf Australian Grasstree; Feather Grass (Stipa pennata): A European Steppe Grass with Silky, Flowing Awns

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Ribbon Grass 'Picta' (Phalaris arundinacea): A Variegated, Spreading Grass for Wet Sites

Quaking Grass (Briza media): A Delicate Grass with Trembling Heart-Shaped Seed Heads

Purple Love Grass (Eragrostis spectabilis): Cloud of Purple Haze in Late Summer

Australian Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea preissii): Majestic Trunked Xanthorrhoea

Narrow-leaved Cotton Grass (Eriophorum angustifolium): White Fluffy Heads in Bogs

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Purple Moor Grass (Molinia caerulea): A Native European Grass with Airy Purple Panicles

Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinata): A Tall, Native Wetland Grass for Restoration

Scribner's Rosette Grass (Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum)

Liriope minor: Monkey Grass – Dwarf Lily Turf for Edging