Eleusine indica Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 2924

Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Goose grass, Indian goosegrass

Eleusine indica, a monocot, is an annual grass that is not native to California; it was introduced from elsewhere and naturalized in the wild.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	POACEAE
Genus:	Eleusine

Wetlands: Occurs in non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:

Cynosurus indicus

More information about Eleusine indica


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ELIN3)	UC Integrated Pest Management Weed Photo Gallery (profile of this plant as an agricultural weed) ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Feb 21, 2019).