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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: AnnualHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , Purple , BrownBloom 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 , WYCanada: MB , NS , ON , QC , SK
Native Habitat: Moist, often disturbed sites, but not usually in rice fields.
Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 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 PlantsFNA: Find Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya
Metadata
Record Modified: 0000-00-00Research By: CBR