Common Name: quackgrass, couchgrass, wheatgrass, devilgrassScientific Name: Elytrigia repens (L.) Nevski syn. Agropyron repens, Elymus repensFamily Name: Poaceae (Graminae) - Grass FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed and rhizomes Culmsupright, smooth, conspicuously jointed, clump forming Leavesblades flat, rough, usually hairy above, smooth below, blueish green, sharp-pointed, constriction near tip, rolled in bud; auricles present; ligule membranous, short, toothed; sheaths open, hairy, round Seedheadsspike, narrow, flat Other: rhizomes yellowish-white, ring of roots at nodes; wheat-like scent when crushed or bruised