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Summer Grass
Common Name
Summer Grass. Crab Grass
Scientific Name
Digitaria sanguinalis
Family
Poaceae
Lifecycle
Evergreen
Seasons of Growth
All year round
Key Distinguishing Feature
"Spikelets paired and all the way to the base of the 'fingers'. First glume is present. Sterile lemma is rough to touch on the nerves."
Summer Grass is a common weed in Australia’s lawns and gardens, as well as, invading bushland in many regions. It is a very fast growing weed which sends out its shoots in all directions from it’s centre.
It spreads through it’s stolons, and its stems can be brown or red in colour, with thin grey-green leaves, and fine spiky seed heads that shoot upwards. A prolific seeder, Summer Grass should be removed from lawns when first noticed.
