Quackgrass

(Elymus repens)

Characteristics

Leaves	Ligule	Flowers

Growing habits: Erect, warm-season perennial

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from rhizomes

Leaf anatomy: Upper surface pubescent to glabrous, lower surface glabrous, sheaths glabrous, membranous ligule

Reproduction: Spike inflorescences, many several-flowered spikelets

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}