Scientific Name:	Sporobolus indicus (L.) R.Br.	Common Name:	Smutgrass
Scientific Family:		Affiliation:	TCE And TTU
Local Names:		Common Family Name:	Grass
Life Cycle:	Perennial >> Simple	Type of Ligule:	Membraneous
Growth Stage:	Flowering	Environment:	Water Ways, Roadsides, Pastures, CRP
Other:	Tufted perennial. Stem erect, several from the basal tuft of leaves. Leaves flat or rolled and tapered to a fine point. Seedheads often infected with a black fungus.	Upper Leaf Surface:	No Hairs
Lower Leaf Surface:	No Hairs	Collar Region:	Hairs
Leaf Margins:	No Hairs	Blade Width:	Narrow
Prominent Midrib:	No	Color Green:	Normal