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Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Indian goosegrass

       
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Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

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Synonyms:
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

  CYIN7 Cynosurus indicus L.
 

Distribution:
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 3 species in Eleusine
 

Classification:
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Eleusine Gaertn. – goosegrass
Species Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. – Indian goosegrass
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Indian goosegrass
crowsfoot grass
goosegrass
manienie ali'I
silver crabgrass
wiregrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FAC FACU- FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU UPL FACU NO FAC FACU-
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More Accounts and Images:
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41692.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

Virginia: abstract & image

 
 
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