1. | Spikelets loosely overlapping on spikes | *E. indica (NSW VIC NT SA WA QLD) |
Spikelets densely crowded on spikes | 2 | |
2. | Spikes up to 3 cm long | *E. tristachya (NSW VIC SA QLD) |
Spikes more than 3.5 cm long | *E. coracana (WA) |
Key to Eleusine derived from Gardner 1952; Tothill and Hacker 1983
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