Summary ⁷

Echinochloa crus-galli is a type of wild grass originating from tropical Asia that was formerly classified as a type of panicum grass. It is commonly known as cockspur (or cockspur grass), barnyard millet, Japanese millet, water grass, common barnyard grass, or simply "barnyard grass" (which may refer to any species of Echinochloa or the genus as a whole however). This plant can grow to 60" (1.5 m) in height and has long, flat leaves which are...

Range description ⁸

This species is apparently native to an area stretching from southern Europe east through the Middle East to the Indian sub-continent, but it has been introduced to virtually the rest of the world.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Harry Rose, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/macleaygrassman/7120569783/
2. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://data.rbge.org.uk/images/243688/700
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6. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://data.rbge.org.uk/images/257527/700
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinochloa_crusgalli
8. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31035910

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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