Eleusine is a genus of grasses sometimes called by the common name goosegrass. There are about nine species, eight of which are native to Africa, with the ninth, E. tristachya, native to South America. Particularly well known is Eleusine indica, a widespread weed. Eleusine coracana, finger millet, is cultivated for its grain in India and parts of Africa.

Species include:

• Eleusine africana
• Eleusine flagellifera
• Eleusine jaegeri
• Eleusine tristachya

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• Grass Manual Treatment
• Multilingual Eleusine common names