Smutgrass
Common Name: Smutgrass
Scientific Name: Sporobolus indicus
Description:
Grassy perennial weed that grows in clumps. Leaves are long, flat and rounded at tip. Produces narrow seedhead that is often black in appearance due to a fungus that infects the seeds. Reproduces by seeds.
Type: Grassy Weeds & Sedges
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Herbicide Options
- Dimension (Pre-emergent)
- Atrazine
- Dimension (Pre-emergent)
- Atrazine
- Dimension (Pre-emergent)
- Dimension (Pre-emergent)
- Dimension (Pre-emergent)