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Report for Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

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Family	Poaceae
Genus	Eleusine
Species	indica
Author	(L.) Gaertn.
Infraspecific	subsp.
Infraspecfic Author
Pictures
Plant type	hydrohalophyte
Life form	Perennial grass
Ecotypes	Yes
Max. salinity	19 dS/m
Germination	Yes
Salt glands and bladders	Yes
Photosynthesis Pathway	C4
Molecular data	DNA Previously was: DNA barcode
Microbial interactions and mycorrhizal status	unknown
Bioremediation	unknown
antioxidants
Secondary Metabolites
Compatible Solutes
Habitat	B1 Coastal dunes and sandy shores
Economic use	3100.0 Grazing
Distribution
Distribution (text)	Old World tropics and subtropics Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Miscellaneous notes	An invasive weed in many places. Seed are edible
References	AMARASINGHE, V; WATSON, L (1989) VARIATION IN SALT SECRETORY ACTIVITY OF MICROHAIRS IN GRASSES. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 16, 2, 219. -229. (see details) 10 Plants associated with this reference: Chloris gayana Cynodon dactylon Eleusine indica Imperata cylindrica Leptochloa fusca Panicum virgatum Pennisetum clandestinum Spinifex hirsutus Sporobolus virginicus Zoysia macrantha Chauhan, BS; Johnson, DE (2008) Germination ecology of goosegrass (Eleusine indica): An important grass weed of rainfed rice. WEED SCIENCE. 56, 5, 699. -706. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Eleusine indica Hawton, D. and D. S. H. Drennan (1980) Studies on the Longevity and Germination of Seed of Eleusine-Indica and Crotalaria-Goreensis. Weed Research. 20, 4, 217-223. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Eleusine indica Kanzler, A. and J. Vanstaden (1984) Seed-Germination in Goose Grass (Eleusine-Indica). South African Journal of Botany. 3, 2, 108-110. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Eleusine indica Liphschitz, N. and Y. Waisel (1974) Existence of salt glands in various genera of the Gramineae. New Phytologist. 73, 507-513. (see details) 4 Plants associated with this reference: Cynodon dactylon Dactyloctenium aegyptium Eleusine indica Sporobolus pungens Nishimoto, R. K. and L. B. McCarty (1997) Fluctuating temperature and light influence seed germination of goosegrass (Eleusine indica). Weed Science. 45, 3, 426-429. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Eleusine indica PEARCY, RW; USTIN, SL (1984) EFFECTS OF SALINITY ON GROWTH AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS OF 3 CALIFORNIA TIDAL MARSH SPECIES. OECOLOGIA. 62, 1, 68. -73. (see details) 5 Plants associated with this reference: Eleusine indica Salicornia europaea Salicornia virginica Scirpus robustus Sporobolus foliosus Park Y-M (1989) FACTORS LIMITING THE DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITARIA-ADSCENDENS AND ELEUSINE-INDICA ON COASTAL SAND DUNES IN JAPAN. 4, 2, 131. -144. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Eleusine indica Pyankov, VI; Ziegler, H; Akhani, H; Deigele, C; Luttge, U (2010) European plants with C-4 photosynthesis: geographical and taxonomic distribution and relations to climate parameters. BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY. 163, 3, 283. -304. (see details) 45 Plants associated with this reference: Aeluropus lagopoides Aeluropus littoralis Alternanthera nodifera Anabasis articulata Anabasis salsa Atriplex glauca Atriplex halimus Atriplex laciniata Atriplex rosea Atriplex tatarica Bassia hyssopifolia Bassia prostrata Bassia scoparia Camphorosma annua Camphorosma monspeliaca Cenchrus ciliaris Cynodon dactylon Cyperus laevigatus Cyperus papyrus Eleusine indica Euphorbia polygonifolia Euphorbia serpens Fimbristylis ferruginea Girgensohnia oppositiflora Halimocnemis sclerosperma Halogeton glomeratus Halogeton sativus Nanophyton erinaceum Ofaiston monandrum Petrosimonia litwinowii Petrosimonia oppositifolia Petrosimonia triandra Portulaca oleracea Saccharum spontaneum Salsola kali Salsola soda Spartina alterniflora Spartina anglica Spartina densiflora Spartina maritima Spartina townsendii Sporobolus pungens Stenotaphrum secundatum Suaeda altissima Suaeda splendens Wiecko, G (2003) Ocean water as a substitute for postemergence herbicides in tropical turf. WEED TECHNOLOGY. 17, 4, 788. -791. (see details) 1 Plants associated with this reference: Eleusine indica Yao, P. C., H. Y. Gao, Y. N. Wei, J. H. Zhang, X. Y. Chen and H. Q. Li (2017) Evaluating sampling strategy for DNA barcoding study of coastal and inland halotolerant Poaceae and Chenopodiaceae: A case study for increased sample size. Plos One. 12, 9, (see details) 3 Plants associated with this reference: Digitaria ciliaris Dysphania ambrosioides Eleusine indica Yensen, N. P., E. P. Glenn and M. R. Fontes. (1983) Biogeographical distribution of salt marsh halophytes on the coasts of the Sonoran Desert. Desert Plants. 5, 2, 76. -81. (see details) 4 Plants associated with this reference: Eleusine indica Frankenia grandifolia Frankenia palmeri Jaumea carnosa

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