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American crowfoot grass

Eleusine tristachya (Lam.) Lam.
American crowfoot grass
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Eleusine tristachya (Lam.) Lam., known as American crowfoot grass, is a species in the Poaceae family. It was first described in 1792 and is native to various regions across Europe, North Africa, and parts of the Americas.

Description

Eleusine tristachya is a grass species belonging to the Poaceae family. It is commonly referred to as American crowfoot grass. The species is distributed across several regions including Açores, Madeira, Brazil, Corvo Island, Pico Island, Santa Maria Island, São Jorge Island, São Miguel Island, Madeira Island, South Africa, Croatia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Cyprus, and Italy. The plant was first published in 1792.

Other common names

Threespike goosegrassAmerican Yard-grassAmerican crowfoot grasscrab grassthree-spike grassAmerican yard grass

Distribution

Açores · Madeira · BR · Corvo Island · Pico Island · Santa Maria Island · São Jorge Island · São Miguel Island · Madeira Island · ZA · HR · Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · CY · IT · PT · MX · DK · BY · FR · Austria · Azores · Belarus · Bulgaria · Cyprus

Synonyms

Cynosurus tristachyosEleusine barcinonensisEleusine erythrospermaEleusine geminataEleusine indica var. brachystachyaEleusine indica var. condensataEleusine indica var. tristachyaEleusine italicaEleusine leucospermaEleusine oligostachyaEleusine tristachya f. latifoliaEleusine tristachyosTriticum geminatumEleusine indica var. barcinonensisEleusine indica var. geminataEleusine barcinonensis var. mixta

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