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Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.
barnyardgrass

   
Symbol: ECCR
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Native Status:  
L48    I
HI    I
PR    I
CAN    W
SPM    W



   
Other common names:
  cockspur grass
  Japanese millet
  zacate de agua
Photograph of Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1989. Midwest wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide to plant species. Midwest National Technical Center, Lincoln. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute.
 
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Synonyms:
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

  ECCRS Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. ssp. spiralis (Vasinger) Tzvelev
  PACR4 Panicum crus-galli L.
 

Distribution by State:
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

Distributional Map for Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.
Distribution Map Legend

Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, 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), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY

 

Related Taxa:
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

341 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Echinochloa
 

Classification:
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

     
Kingdom   Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom   Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision   Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division   Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class   Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass   Commelinidae
Order   Cyperales
Family   Poaceae – Grass family
Genus   Echinochloa P. Beauv. – cockspur grass
Species   Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv. – barnyardgrass
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists.

Arkansas:
barnyardgrass Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

Japanese millet
barnyard grass
cockspur
watergrass

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

STATE Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
KY Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.
N'EAST Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
NE&GP Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.
SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming.
 

Introduced Information:
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,OBL FACU FACW- FACW FACW FACW FACW- FACW- FACW FACW FACW NO OBL FACW

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow         High   High  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

Integrated Taxonomic Information Sytem (ITIS) :
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502210.

 

 

 

 
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