Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Echinochloa
Species:	Echinochloa muricata
Infraspecies:	Echinochloa muricata Wieg. var. microstachya
Common Name	Rough Barnyardgrass
Growth Habit	graminoid
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Green; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Caryopsis; Fruit Type: Grain; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: N/A; Perianth Present: No; Placentation Type: Parietal; Placentation Type: Basal; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	2
Status	Native; TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank); G5T5 (Global Rank)
Specimen(s)	View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Currently no photos are available for this plant.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis	Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis (Pursh) Peterm.
Echinochloa microstachya	Echinochloa microstachya (Wiegand) Rydb.
Echinochloa muricata subsp. microstachya	Echinochloa muricata subsp. microstachya (Wiegand) P.Jauzein
Echinochloa muricata var. multiflora	Echinochloa muricata var. multiflora Wiegand
Echinochloa muricata var. occidentalis	Echinochloa muricata var. occidentalis Wiegand
Echinochloa muricata var. wiegandii	Echinochloa muricata var. wiegandii Fassett
Echinochloa occidentalis	Echinochloa occidentalis (Wiegand) Rydb.
Echinochloa pungens var. microstachya	Echinochloa pungens var. microstachya (Wiegand) Fernald & Grisc.
Echinochloa pungens var. multiflora	Echinochloa pungens var. multiflora (Wiegand) Fernald & Grisc.
Echinochloa wiegandii	Echinochloa wiegandii (Fassett) McNeill & Dore
Panicum scindens	Panicum scindens Nees ex Steud.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1978 - 1978