| Author | (L.) Willdenow | |
| Distribution | From the lower Coastal Plain to the middle Piedmont.
Native to the Old World tropics. In N.A. in the southern U.S. from VA to FL and CA; several records northward. | |
| Abundance | Frequent to locally common throughout. | |
| Habitat | Dry sandy soil of roadsides, fields, fallow fields, lawns, disturbed areas, waste lots, etc. | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting June-October. | |
| Identification | Crowfoot Grass grows as a tuft of stems to a foot (or more) tall. The inflorescence is terminal and like a windmill, with generally erect to often horizontal, radiating "fingers". Each "finger" is rather thick (wider than in many similar grasses) and ends in a tapered tip, unlike members of Chloris and Eustachys. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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