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Summer Annual Grass Identification Barry Tickes University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Summer Annual Grass Emergence-Low Desert 40 35 30 25 20 15 Weeds(sq. ft.) Weeds(sq. 10 5 0 Mar. April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Month Rolled Flat Sedge Absent Hairy Membranous Echinochloa (Jungle Rice, Watergrass, Barnyardgrass,Cockspur Grass, Zacate camalote, Zacate de agua) - Echinochloa colonum (watergrass, junglerice) - Echinochloa crusgalli (barnyardgrass) - Ligule : Absent - Leaf Blades : Rolled, Redish, Flat, Glabrous Barnyardgrass Watergrass, Junglerice Leptochloa (Sprangletop, Zecate Salado) - Leptochloa filiformis (Red Sprangletop) - Leptochloa uninervia (Mexican Sprangeltop) - Ligule : Membranous, Thin, Papery - Leaf Blades : Rolled, Redish, Small hairs on lower leaves Sprangletop (Small hairs on lower leaves) Red Sprangletop Mexican Sprangletop Red Sprangletop Mexican Sprangletop Eriochloa (Cupgrass) - Eriochloa gracilis (Southwestern cupgrass) - Eriochloa Contracta (Prairie Cupgrass) -Ligule : Fringe of hair - Leaf Blades : Wide, hairy on prairie (not on southwestern), lighter green in color Southwestern Cupgrass Prairie Cupgrass Southwestern Cupgrass Prairie Cupgrass Cenchrus (Sandbur, Burgrass, Hedgehog grass, Sandspur, Bear grass, Zacate Cadillo, Zacate Huachapore) - Cenchrus pauciflorus (Field sandbur) - Cenchrus echinatus (Southern Sandbur) Ligule : Short ring of hairs Leaf Blade : Rolled, Flattened Southern Sandbur Field Sandbur Southern Sandbur Field Sandbur Setaria (Foxtail,Bristlegrass,Bottlegrass,Wild millet,Pigeon grass, Zecate cola de zorra amarillo) -Setaria glauca -Yellow foxtail -Setaria vividis – Green foxtail Ligule:fringe of hairs Leaf sheath: keeled,rolled,mid- vein,some hairy Chloris (Finger grass, Windmill grass) - Chloris virgata - Feather fingergrass - Chloris truncata – Miranda grass,Truncate fingergrass Ligule : Short, Membraneous, Fringed short hairs Leaves : Flat to boat shaped, Glabrous Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Saltgrass (Distichlis stricta) .

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