Found in:

• Lawns and landscape beds

Characteristics:

• Annual grass that grows best during warm weather (summer)
• Low growing and spreading
• Leaf blade is flat with prominent midrib; hairless on upper and lower surfaces
• Older sheaths and leaves can become dark reddish to maroon in color
• Flower head consists of 2-10 finger-like spikelets
• Spikelets are dark purple at maturity
• Roots are fibrous; no underground stems (rhizomes) produced

Significance

• Maintain minimum 2 1/2 - 3” mowing height and good turfgrass density

Plants that look similar:

• Barnyardgrass
• Large Crabgrass
• Yellow Foxtail

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