crowfootgrass
COMMON NAME: | Crowfootgrass | |
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Dactyloctenium aegyptium | |
FAMILY: | Poaceae | |
LIFECYCLE: | Annual | |
FEATURES: | Growth habit: Decumbent annual grass. Spreading by tillers and rooting at the nodes. Stem: rounded, glabrous; Leaf: glabrous, except hairs along leaf edge; Collar: Ligule is short, membranous with fringe of hairs. Inflorescence: 3 to 7 racemes at end of stem often curving to resemble a “crow’s foot”. |
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DESCRIPTION: | Common weed in disturbed areas of turfgrass and crop production. Germinates later than crabgrass spp., typically in May or June. Develops a large tillered plant rapidly after germination. |