Dactyloctenium aegyptium

Common Name: Durban crowfootgrass

Family: Poaceae

Common Synonyms: Cynosurus aegyptius

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a-11

Growth Habit: Graminoid

Origin: South America

FISC Category: 2

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: 1985

IFAS Assessment:

• North: CAUTION
• Central: INVASIVE
• South: INVASIVE

Description

Durban crowfootgrass was named after the flower and fruit resemblace to a crows foot. It is an annual weedy grass found throughout Florida. The seedhead is formed by 3 to 5 spikelets that radiate from a center point, resembling the crow's foot.

Habitat

Disturbed areas

Comments

Stems bend and root at lower nodes and form mats. Seeds have been used medicinally.

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: Glyphosate 41.0% L/2,4-D
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

NA

References

NCSU, Turf and Weed ID - Dactyloctenium aegyptium. http://turfid.ncsu.edu/csPagedPdField.aspx?PlantID=DTTAE. Accessed June 13, 2017.

Dave's Garden. PlantFiles: Egyptian grass, Dactyloctenium aegyptium. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/77866/#b. Accessed June 13, 2017.

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. 2014. Dactyloctenium aegyptium: Details. http://eol.org/data_objects/30275244. Accessed June 13, 2017.

Hall, D. W. 2019. Grasses of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.