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

       
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Photo 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. Usage Requirements.
 
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Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

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

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

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)
 

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

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 20 species in Echinochloa
 

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

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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. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

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. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

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. 278pp.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
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. 589pp.
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. 630pp.
 

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. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

Scientific Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

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
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

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.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 502210.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

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

Arizona: abstract & image of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli)

British Columbia Ag. & Food, Crop Protection Program

CA-University of California IPM

Canada-Saskatchewan Agriculture IPM

FAO-Important Weed Species in Crops and Countries

WV-Identification of Common Grasses (line drawings of collar area)

 
 
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