| Family |
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae) |
| Scientific name |
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner |
| Synonyms |
Cynodon indicus (L.) Raspail; Cynosurus indicus L.; Eleusine distans Moench;
Eleusine glabra Schumacher; Eleusine gonantha Schrank; Eleusine gouinii
E. Fournier; Eleusine gracilis Salisbury; Eleusine inaequalis E. Fournier;
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner var. major E. Fournier; Eleusine indica (L.)
Gaertner var. monostachya F. M. Bailey; Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertner var.
oligostachya Honda; Eleusine japonica Steudel; Eleusine rigidifolia E.
Fournier; Eleusine scabra E. Fournier |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) ohishiba [male mahishiba (mahishiba = Digitaria ciliaris)] |
| (English common name) crabgrass, crowfoot grass, fowl-foot grass, goose
grass, wire grass, yard grass |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) worldwide |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=18, 36 |
| Description |
Culms 30-60cm. Leaves 15-30cm length, 5-7mm width. Flowers inflorescences
7-12cm, flowering in July to October. Annual plants. |
| Reference |
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. |
| Eleusine indica (Linnaeus) Gaertner |
| Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. |
