Family: Poaceae
American barnyard grass, barnyard grass, cockspur grass, rough barnyard grass
Josh Sulman
Hugh H. Iltis
University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse (UWL)
Etymology: Echinochloa: Greek echinos for "hedgehog" and chloa for grass, referring to allusion of bristling awns
Plants: annual grass
Plants: annual grass
Floristic Rating: Wetland Indicator = FACW Invasive And Exotic Species of North America: Descriptions, management issues, warnings, photos, etc. USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Grasses of Iowa: Detailed photographs, descriptions, maps Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food
Alberta Government: "The identification of certain native and naturalized grasses by their vegetative characters", S.E. Clarke, J.A. Campbell and W. Shevkenek. 1950.
(Publication no. 762 ; Technical bulletin no. 50). Drawings, descriptions. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Wetland Plants: Photos, descriptions, information USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Alberta Government: "The identification of certain native and naturalized grasses by their vegetative characters", S.E. Clarke, J.A. Campbell and W. Shevkenek. 1950.
(Publication no. 762 ; Technical bulletin no. 50). Drawings, descriptions. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay: Wetland Plants: Photos, descriptions, information USGS - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Wetland Plants and Plant Communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin
Hugh H. Iltis
Josh Sulman
Josh Sulman
Josh Sulman
Josh Sulman
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Josh Sulman
Robert W. Freckmann
Josh Sulman
Josh Sulman
Kitty Kohout
from USDA Plants website
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
Botanical Illustration
from USDA Plants Website
Kurt Stüber
from USDA Plants website
