Echinochloa muricata (P. Beauv.) Fernald

American Barnyard Grass

Synonyms: Echinochloa microstachya, Echinochloa pungens var. microstachya, Echinochloa pungens var. wiegandii, Echinochloa pungens

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Monocot

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Family: Poaceae

Genus: Echinochloa

Species: Echinochloa muricata

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

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: OBL

PHOTOS OF Echinochloa muricata