Plants of
South Australia
Eleusine indica ()
Poaceae
Crowsfoot Grass
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Distribution by Herbarium region
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta

Botanical art

Kath Alcock painting: 1

Prior names

Cynosurus indicus

Common names

Crowsfoot Grass

Etymology

Eleusine name after Eleusis was the site of the temple of Ceres, the goddess of the harvest was worshipped.

Distribution and status

Herbarium regions: Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Southern Lofty, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)