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How to Manage Pests
Identification: Weed Photo Gallery
Goosegrass
Scientific name: Eleusine indica (Grass Family: Poaceae)
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DESCRIPTION:
Goosegrass, also called wiregrass, is a summer annual grass that grows as a
compressed plant in turf. It appears as a whitish silvery
mat, forming a
pale green clump with flattened stems in a low rosette. Leaves
have a short membranous ligule. Flower stalks are short, stout,
and compressed. Seed heads are somewhat similar to those of dallisgrass,
but short and stiff. Goosegrass is normally found in compacted
areas
or areas of heavy wear. It produces seed even when closely mowed.
Grass ID illustration.
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Text modified from Elmore, C.L., W.B. McHenry, and D.W. Cudney. 1989. Weed control in large turf areas. Chapter 3 in Turfgrass Pests. UC ANR Publication 4053.
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