Quackgrass
Scientific Name: Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv.

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LIFE CYCLE:  Cool-season perennial; reproduces by seeds and rhizomes.

MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS*:  Leaves flat, with crowded fine ribs; has bluish-green color, and large clasping auricles (A); spreads by vigorous creeping rhizomes (B).

LOCATION:  Low maintenance Kentucky bluegrass turf.

*Characteristics Diagram