Scientific Name:
Echinochloa crus-galli
Pronunciation:
ih-kye-no-KLOE-uh kruss-GAL-eye
Common Name:
barnyard grass
Family Name:
Poaceae
Plant Type:
Annual (true), Poales (grass-like), Weed (horticultural)
Key ID Features:
Annual grass 25-80(-150)cm tall, with circular mat habit when mowed; leaf vernation rolled, blades flat, most blades 5-35(-40)cm long x 0.4-1.5(-2)cm wide, flat, and narrow at base, , thick midrib, +/- hairs along margins, auricles absent; ligule absent, sheaths usually glabrous; sheath and culm compressed, flattened, purplish near base; rhizomes absent.
Habit:
Horizontal, Spreading
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Green
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Spikelet each with one floret only arranged as alternating spikes along a common axis.
Fruit Type:
Grain (caryopsis)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy, Grains relatively large; barbed; awns long or short.
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red, Tan
Organ Modifications:
Fleshy monocot roots
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
High
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot (Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (PDE) PonD East
- (PDW) PonD West
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLW) Turf Field Lab West
- (WDY) WeeDY location