barnyard grass, crab grass, crow’s-foot grass, goose grass, goosefoot grass, Indian goose grass, landgrass, mangrass, rapoko grass, wild finger millet, wire grass, yardgrass, Eleusine indica
Eleusine indica (Linn.) Gaertn is widely distributed in Pakistan (Sind, N.W.F.P. & Kashmir); roadsides. Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Tianjin, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang, tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world. This pantropical, annual weed is a forage grass and is used for Chinese medicine. Crab or Crowfoot Grass is considered in some regions to be a good fodder grass. It is highly esteemed as a pasture grass in Australia and North America. The root-systems are deep and numerous, therefore it is not easy to eradicate. This is one of the common grasses growing everywhere in Taiwan Floral Description: According to Flora of Pakistan Tufted annual; culms 15-85 cm high, erect or geniculately ascending. Leaf-blades usually folded, 5-35 cm long, 2.5-6 mm wide. Inflorescence digitate, composed of 1-10(17) slender ascending spike...