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DESCRIPTION:
Witchgrass, a summer annual, is hairy, bushy, and branched from the base. Seedlings
resemble those
of crabgrass but have longer silky hairs with
swollen bases. Mature plants are 1 to 2 feet (30 - 60 cm) tall. Leaves are 1/4
to
1/2
inch
(6 - 13 mm) broad with fringed ligules and
no auricles. The large, open panicled inflorescence has spikelets that each
bear a solitary seed at the tip of a branch. Other common names for this weed
include tumbleweedgrass, witches hair and
moussell.
Grass ID illustration.
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