Goosegrass Explained

Goosegrass (sometimes goose grass) is a common name for several grasses, sedges, and annual herbs. The origin of the name is due either to a plant's use as food for geese or plant parts that look like the foot of a goose.

Goosegrass may refer to:

• Acrachne, genus of grass
• Carex eleusinoides, goosegrass sedge
• Carex lenticularis, goosegrass sedge
• Eleusine, genus of grass
• Eleusine indica, Indian goosegrass, also called wiregrass
• Galium aparine, also referred to as "cleavers"
• Galium murale, small goosegrass
• Puccinellia fasciculata, saltmarsh goosegrass