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crowfootgrass
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
Weed Characteristics
Other Names: crowfoot grass, Egyptian grass, Durban crowsfoot grass, Egyptian crowfoot grass
Leaf Type: Grassy
Flowers: Green with up to 7 spikelets that radiate outwards resembling a crow's foot.
Leaves: Pointed, smooth leaf blades up to 20 cm long
Life Cycle: Summer annual
Leaf blades and stems are smooth and hairless. Stems typically bend upward at the first node. The seedhead resembles a crow's foot with one to seven seed spikes radiating outward from the tip of a stem. Seeds form zipper-like along each spikelet. Prefers heavy, damp soils. Annual grassy weed, native to Africa and Asia. Pointed, smooth leaf blades up to 20 cm long
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