PLANTS Profile for Echinochloa (cockspur grass)

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PLANTS Profile

Echinochloa P. Beauv.
cockspur grass

Symbol:

ECHIN4

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Images:
Echinochloa P. Beauv.

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Distribution:
Echinochloa P. Beauv.

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, VI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Echinochloa P. Beauv.

View 338 genera in Poaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Echinochloa colona
jungle rice

Echinochloa crus-galli
barnyardgrass

Echinochloa crus-pavonis
gulf cockspur grass

Echinochloa elliptica
elliptic cockspur grass

Echinochloa esculenta
Japanese millet

Echinochloa frumentacea
billion-dollar grass

Echinochloa haploclada
cockspur

Echinochloa muricata
rough barnyardgrass

Echinochloa oplismenoides
Chihuahuan cockspur

Echinochloa oryzoides
early water grass

Echinochloa paludigena
Florida cockspur grass

Echinochloa phyllopogon
rice barnyardgrass

Echinochloa picta
varigated cockspur grass

Echinochloa polystachya
creeping river grass

Echinochloa pyramidalis
antelope grass

Echinochloa spectabilis

Echinochloa spiralis
cockspur

Echinochloa stagnina
hippo grass

Echinochloa turneriana
channel millet

Echinochloa walteri
coast cockspur grass

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Echinochloa 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

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Echinochloa 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
Martin			Minor		Low		Minor

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Echinochloa P. Beauv.

View species account from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 40667.

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

Related Web Sites:
Echinochloa P. Beauv.

Utah State Intermountain Herbarium-Interactive Identification Keys

Time Generated: 10/16/2008 12:45 PM MDT