Echinochloa muricata var. muricata

Classification	Monocots
Family	Poaceae
Family (Traditional)	Poaceae
Genus	Echinochloa
Species:	Echinochloa muricata
Infraspecies:	Echinochloa muricata (P.Beauv.) Fernald var. muricata
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 subsp. muricata	Echinochloa crus-galli subsp. muricata (Kunth) Shinners
Echinochloa crus-galli var. michauxii	Echinochloa crus-galli var. michauxii House
Echinochloa crus-galli var. muricata	Echinochloa crus-galli var. muricata Farw.
Echinochloa muricata var. ludoviciana	Echinochloa muricata var. ludoviciana Wiegand
Echinochloa pungens	Echinochloa pungens Rydb.
Echinochloa pungens var. coarctata	Echinochloa pungens var. coarctata Fernald & Griscom
Echinochloa pungens var. ludoviciana	Echinochloa pungens var. ludoviciana Fernald & Griscom
Echinochloa pungens var. pungens	Echinochloa pungens var. pungens (Poir.) Rydb.
Oplismenus muricatus	Oplismenus muricatus Kunth
Panicum muricatum	Panicum muricatum Michx.
Setaria muricata	Setaria muricata P. Beauv.

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: Scott (KY), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: KNK, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1973 - 1973