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Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya

Echinochloa muricata (P. Beauv.) Fernald var. microstachya Wiegand

Rough Barnyard Grass, Rough Barnyardgrass

Poaceae (Grass family)

Synonym(s): Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis, Echinochloa microstachya, Echinochloa muricata ssp. microstachya, Echinochloa muricata var. occidentalis, Echinochloa muricata var. wiegandii, Echinochloa occidentalis, Echinochloa pungens var. microstachya, Echinochloa pungens var. multiflora, Echinochloa wiegandii

USDA Symbol: ECMUM

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), VI (I), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , ID , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OK , OR , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV , WY
Canada: MB , NS , ON , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Moist, often disturbed sites, but not usually in rice fields.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 32 - Grasses of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico - North America north of Mexico (all countries, provinces, states, territories) (2019) Open Herbarium (openherbarium.org)
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya

Metadata

Record Modified: 0000-00-00
Research By: CBR

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