Crowfootgrass
Dactyloctenium aegyptium
About Crowfootgrass
This turf weed features flat, gray-green leaves and distinctive finger-like seed heads resembling a crow’s foot, which help identify it in lawns. Thriving in warm, sunny areas and compacted soils, it competes aggressively with desirable turfgrass, making it a common nuisance in Middle Tennessee lawns, including Columbia and Franklin. Effective control is essential to maintain healthy, uniform turf.
Crowfootgrass (Dactyloctenium aegyptium) is a turf weed commonly found in lawns throughout Middle Tennessee, including Columbia, Thompson's Station, Spring Hill, and the surrounding areas. This entry is part of our Weed Identification Library.
As lawn care and treatment specialists, we identify and treat Crowfootgrass regularly when servicing properties across the region. Proper identification is the first step toward selecting the right herbicide and timing for effective control.
Quick Facts
- Common Name
- Crowfootgrass
- Scientific Name
- Dactyloctenium aegyptium
- Type
- Turf Weed
- Region
- Middle Tennessee
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