5 Weeds To Watch
Beware of Florida’s most troublesome “plants out of place” in vegetable production.
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5. Goosegrass (Eleusine indica)
Goosegrass is an annual weed common in vegetable and croplands, landscaped areas, lawns, orchards, roadsides, and other disturbed areas. It has flattened stems 15 to 36 inches long that radiate from a central point forming a mat-like rosette. Leaf blades are flat or folded, smooth or occasionally sparsely hairy on both surfaces, and have rough margins. Stems at maturity terminate in a finger-like inflorescence consisting of 2 to 10 spikes. Spikelets are compressed or flattened in two rows along each spike and contain reddish brown to black seeds. Treatment of vegetables with labeled herbicides early in the season provides good control of this weed.
This article was contributed by Calvin Odero, a UF/IFAS Extension weed specialist based at the Everglades Research and Education Center in Belle Glade.
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