Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Echinochloa muricata var. muricata
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Echinochloa muricata var. muricata
FAMILY
Poaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 029-73-002?:
Echinochloa crusgalli
FAMILY
Poaceae
LESS THAN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Echinochloa crus-galli ssp. crus-galli
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Echinochloa muricata
COMMON NAME:
Barnyard Grass
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September
Second glume & sterile lemma usually w stout papillose-based hairs on veins, per Weakley's Flora.
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Gill Newberry gn09_e_muricata_flowers
September
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Gill Newberry gn09_e_muricata_infl
September
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October Greenville County SC
Beaverpond & adjacent land
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October Greenville County SC
Beaverpond & adjacent land
Sheaths glabrous, blades elongate, 5-15mm wide, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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October Greenville County SC
Beaverpond & adjacent land
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October Greenville County SC
Beaverpond & adjacent land
Spikelets > 3.5mm long. Sterile lemma usually awned, the awn 6-25mm long, per Weakley's Flora.