Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eleusine indica
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Goosegrass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eleusine indica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eleusine indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25 (2003)
Eleusine indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-53-001:
Eleusine indica FAMILY Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Eleusine indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eleusine indica
COMMON NAME:
Goosegrass, Yard Grass, Indian Goose-grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_elin3_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_elin3_002_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_elin3_008_lvd
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USDA / Selected Weeds of the US. 1970 swus_page_063
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JK Marlow jkm180820_3905
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm180827_4207
August Greenville County SC
Leaf blades to 2dm long, glabrous or sparsely pilose above, glabrous beneath, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm180827_4210
August Greenville County SC
A coarse tough tufted annual, the last to disappear in well-used footpaths, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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JK Marlow jkm180910_4673
September Greenville County SC
Spikelets in 2 rows on one side of spikes, lemmas and glumes awnless, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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JK Marlow jkm230905_5289
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230905_5290
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230905_5291
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230905_5293
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230905_5297
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Eleusine indica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Eleusine indica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Eleusine indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 25
Eleusine indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-53-001:
Eleusine indica
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Eleusine indica
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Eleusine indica
3817
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, gardens, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Old World
Common
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Low alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Inflorescence composed of digitately arranged spikes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p499
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p149
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