rough barnyard grass |
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Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya |
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| Taxonomy | Family: |
Poaceae (grass) |
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PACMAD clade |
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Subfamily: |
Panicoideae |
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Tribe: |
Paniceae |
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| Nativity | Native |
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| Status | Common |
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| Habitat | Moist to wet. Woodland openings, swamps, marshes, streambanks, disturbed sites. Full to partial sun. |
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| Flowering | July to September |
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| Identification | Culms are often reclining on the ground but with the tips ascending. The leaf blade has no auricles. The leaf sheath is keeled and has no ligule. The flowering spikelets either have awns that are less than ¼″, or have no awns at all. |
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| Similar Species |
Rough barnyard grass (Echinochloa muricata var. muricata) has flowering spikelets with awns that are from ¼″ to ½″ or longer. Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crusgalli) is an erect plant. |
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| Synonyms | Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis Echinochloa microstachya Echinochloa muricata var. occidentalis Echinochloa muricata var. wiegandii Echinochloa occidentalis Echinochloa pungens var. microstachya Echinochloa pungens var. multiflora Echinochloa wiegandii |
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| Common Names |
American barnyard grass barnyard grass cockspur grass rough barnyard grass rough barnyardgrass |
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