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DESCRIPTION:
Dallisgrass is a perennial grass. Its rapid growth and profuse
seed production enable it to quickly invade garden or orchard
areas.
The ligule is firm and membranous with a few spreading hairs at
the margins. There are no auricles. The mature plant forms loose
bunches, 1 to 4 feet (30 - 120 cm) high. The flower head consists
of 3 to 6 spikes
that
arise apart on the stem and often droop. The leaf sheath is
somewhat
flattened; at the base, it is hairy, often tinged red, and usually
inflated. The
underground shoots are
fairly short with areas that appear as concentric rings.
See UC IPM's Dallisgrass Pest
Note for more information.
Grass ID illustration.
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