Echinochloa frumentacea Link

Billion-dollar Barnyard Grass, Indian Barnyard Millet

Synonyms: Echinochloa crus-galli var. frumentacea, Echinochloa colonum var. frumentacea, Panicum crus-galli var. frumentacea, Panicum frumentaceum (nom. Illeg.)

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Poaceae

Genus: Echinochloa

Species: Echinochloa frumentacea

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Echinochloa frumentacea