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No. 18. ELEUSINE INDICA (6, p. 160) 

 Common names: Crowfoot, goose grass or yard grass 



Eleusine indica was originally described from India (6, p. 161), and 

 is common to the Tropics. It was first collected on Oahu in 1902. 



Figure 18.— Eleusine indica 



Usually annual, but sometimes perennial, with semierect or spreading 

 stems, yard grass is often classed as a weed. Locally, however, it is 

 regarded as a good maintenance grass and is readily eaten by cattle 

 and by horses when the more succulent grasses are not available. 



