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Goose Grass, Eleusine indica (by me)

Eleusine indica - Indian goosegrass, yard-grass, goosegrass, wiregrass, or crowfootgrass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a small annual grass distributed throughout the warmer areas of the world to about 50 degrees latitude. It is an invasive species in some areas.

Eleusine indica, the Indian goosegrass, yard-grass, goosegrass, wiregrass, or crowfootgrass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is a small annual grass distributed throughout the warmer areas of the world to about 50 degrees latitude. Eleusine indica is closely related to Eleusine coracana (finger millet or African finger millet).

Rumput belulang or goose grass (Eleusine indica) is a species of plant in Poaceae, terrestrial, herbaceous, tufted, erect, has roots in nodes, grows in warm and wet areas, open in rice fields, gardens, roadsides and trails. E. indica has a horizontal to vertical stem base, flat to cylindrical, sturdy, branching to form a trident, green to brown. Fibrous and strong roots. The leaves are ribbon-shaped, green, pointed at the tip and a vein in the middle. The inflorescence at the end of the stalk is long, erect, cylindrical, green and firm. Bisexual flowers, arranged together at the terminal, green with invisible petals. Goose grass reproduces naturally using seeds.

Eleusine indica, the Indian goosegrass, is an even more invasive weed of agricultural land, lawns, and golf courses, thriving in disturbed areas with compacted soils in full sun. Some populations have also evolved resistance to gylphosate herbicides. Eleusine coracana, or finger millet, is grown as a cereal crop in the arid and semiarid areas in Africa and Asia. It is a tetraploid self-pollinating species probably derived from its wild relative Eleusine africana. Finger millet is native to the Ethiopian and Ugandan highlands, and can be grown at altitudes over 2000 m above sea level, has high drought tolerance, and excellent storage times. Unfortunately growing it is much more labour intensive than less nutritious crops, and cultivation has dropped significantly in many parts of Africa.

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