Crabgrass is described as a sprawling warm-season annual with which characteristic?

Crabgrass is described as a sprawling warm-season annual with which characteristic?

• A. Broad, lighter-green blades
• B. Upright, tall growth
• C. Dark, wiry stems
• D. Short, purple tinted leaves

Answer: (A)

Crabgrass spreads along the soil surface, forming a low, creeping mat rather than standing upright. It’s a warm-season annual, and its leaves are broad and lighter green compared with many turfgrasses. This combination—the sprawling, prostrate growth habit and broad, pale blades—fits crabgrass well and helps distinguish it from grasses that grow tall and upright, have dark, wiry stems, or carry short, purplish leaves.

Crabgrass spreads along the soil surface, forming a low, creeping mat rather than standing upright. It’s a warm-season annual, and its leaves are broad and lighter green compared with many turfgrasses. This combination—the sprawling, prostrate growth habit and broad, pale blades—fits crabgrass well and helps distinguish it from grasses that grow tall and upright, have dark, wiry stems, or carry short, purplish leaves.