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Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.; goose grass

Coarse grass of weedy places; leaves alternate, simple, linear, elongare; panicle of several axes diverging from a common (or near common) point; spikelets attached on one side of the rachis.

Additional images:

• tillers (lateral shoots) at base of plant (photographed in Powhatan Co., Virginia)
• spikelets with mm scale (photographed from plant growing in Powhatan Co., Virginia)