Poaceae

Threespike goosegrass

Eleusine tristachya (Lam.) Lam.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Eleusine

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Common names

By language (5)

Czech: Kalužnice trojklasá
English: Threespike goosegrass
Finnish: Amerikansormihirssi
Swedish: Amerikansk gåshirs
Welsh: Ffaldwellt America

Synonyms

Cynosurus tristachyos Lam.
Eleusine barcinonensis Costa
Eleusine barcinonensis var. mixta Gand.
Eleusine erythrosperma Jan ex Steud.
Eleusine geminata (Spreng.) Lange
Eleusine indica var. barcinonensis (Costa) K.Richt.
Eleusine indica var. brachystachya Trin.
Eleusine indica var. condensata Döll
Eleusine indica var. geminata (Spreng.) Kuntze
Eleusine indica var. tristachya (Lam.) Fiori
Eleusine italica N.Terracc.
Eleusine leucosperma Bernh. ex Steud.
Eleusine oligostachya Link
Eleusine tristachya f. latifolia Hack.
Eleusine tristachyos (Lam.) Lam.
Triticum geminatum Spreng.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.