Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-633.27.05
Eleusine indica
English: Indian goosegrass; Yard-grass; Goosegrass; Wiregrass; Crowfootgrass.
Region: warmer areas of the world.
Use: seeds edible, as a famine food.
Botany: small annual grass; habitat disturbed areas, compacted soils, cultivated crops, lawns, golf courses, full sun; difficult to control; setting seed even when closely mown; resistant to herbicides, glyphosate.