Common Name:
barnyardgrass
Common Name Synonym:
water grass
Scientific Name:
Echinochloa crus-galli
Family Name:
Poaceae (Graminae)
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Grass Family
Life Cycle
introduced annual, reproducing by seed
Culms
upright, somewhat thick, smooth, flattened, often reddish-purple
Leaves
blades smooth, conspicuous white mid-rib, margins sometimes wavy, rolled in bud; ligule absent; sheaths smooth, flattened, open, reddish purple
Seedheads
panicle, straight or upward spreading branches, green to purple, spikelets compact on branches and bristled
