Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Echinochloa crusgalli var. crusgalli
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Learn more about Barnyard Grass from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Echinochloa crus-galli
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-73-002:
Echinochloa crusgalli
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Echinochloa crus-galli ssp. crus-galli
COMMON NAME:
Barnyard Grass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_eccr_005_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Echinochloa crusgalli var. crusgalli
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Echinochloa crus-galli
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-73-002:
Echinochloa crusgalli
FAMILY
Poaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Echinochloa crus-galli ssp. crus-galli
2465
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Annual
Non-native: Eurasia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it in disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Grain whitish
Grain
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