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Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) is a summer annual often mistaken for large crabgrass, but goosegrass germinates when temperatures increase, usually in mid-summer. Goosegrass leaves are smooth and plants are silvery green in the center. Plants grow in a circular to bunchy arrangement, often in dry, compacted soils.

Goosegrass.

(Photo: John D. Byrd, Mississippi State Univeristy, Bugwood.org)

Management:

• Competitive crops often smother out goosegrass.
• Use herbicides specific for grassy weeds.
• Tillage during summer months is effective.

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