| Description | Quack Grass (Digitaria ischaemum) an annual grass that can become a major weed problem in lawns. |
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| Pronunciation | (dih-jih-TAIR-ee-uh)(isk-EE-mum) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Weeds |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Temperature | warm season grass |
| Flowers | An annual plant, producing an inflorescence with two or more narrow branches lined with tiny spikelets on one side |
| Leaves | Has decumbent stems (lay on the ground), tips bending up, stems do not root at nodes, sheath and leaves lack hair, |
| Stems | The stems are decumbent laying flat on the ground. |
| Roots | fibrous root system |
| Dimensions | .5-2 feet tall |
| Maintenance | The best way to control this weed in lawns is by using a pre-emergent herbicide. |
| Propagation | spreads by seeds |
| Misc Facts | (syn Panicum ischaemum) |
| Notes & Reference | #19-Common Weeds ( USDA Agricultural Research Service), #81-Weeds of Northern US and Canada (Royer and Dickinson) |
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