Echinochloa colonum

ClassificationMonocots
FamilyPoaceae
Family (Traditional)Poaceae
GenusEchinochloa
Species:Echinochloa colonum (L.) Link
Common NameJungle Rice; Awnless Barnyard Grass
Growth Habitgraminoid
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: graminoid; Region of Origin: Africa; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; 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; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value N/A
StatusNot Native
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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

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Echinochloa colona Echinochloa colona (L.) Link
Echinochloa colona f. vivipara Echinochloa colona f. vivipara Beetle
Echinochloa colona f. zonalis Echinochloa colona f. zonalis (Guss.) Wiegand
Echinochloa colona var. zonalis Echinochloa colona var. zonalis (Guss.) Wooton & Standl.
Echinochloa colonum Echinochloa colonum (L.) Link
Echinochloa colonum var. colonum Echinochloa colonum var. colonum
Echinochloa colonum var. zonalis Echinochloa colonum var. zonalis (Guss.) Wooton & Standl.
Echinochloa crus-galli subsp. colona Echinochloa crus-galli subsp. colona (L.) Honda
Echinochloa zonalis Echinochloa zonalis (Guss.) Parl.
Milium colonum Milium colonum (L.) Kunth
Oplismenus colonus Oplismenus colonus (L.) Kunth
Oplismenus colonus var. zonalis Oplismenus colonus var. zonalis (Guss.) Schrad.
Oplismenus crus-galli var. colonum Oplismenus crus-galli var. colonum (L.) Coss. & Durieu
Oplismenus muticus Oplismenus muticus Phil.
Oplismenus repens Oplismenus repens J. Presl
Panicum colonum Panicum colonum L.
Panicum colonum f. maculatum Panicum colonum f. maculatum Arechav.
Panicum colonum var. humile Panicum colonum var. humile Nees
Panicum colonum var. zonale Panicum colonum var. zonale (Guss.) L.H. Dewey
Panicum crus-galli subsp. colona Panicum crus-galli subsp. colona (L.) Makino & Nemoto
Panicum crus-galli var. colonum Panicum crus-galli var. colonum (L.) Fiori
Panicum crusgalli subsp. colonum Panicum crusgalli subsp. colonum (L.) Makino & Nemoto
Panicum cuspidatum Panicum cuspidatum
Panicum incertum Panicum incertum Bosc ex Steud.
Panicum prorepens Panicum prorepens Steud.
Panicum zonale Panicum zonale Guss.

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: Ballard (KY), Campbell (KY), Fulton (KY), Hardin (KY), McCracken (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Anderson (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Carroll (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamblen (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henderson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lake (TN), Lauderdale (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Maury (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Rhea (TN), Roane (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1956 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100136058 Shelby Tennessee 27 Aug 1993 Henry R. DeSelm
 EKY
Echinochloa colona
31234100136041 Bledsoe Tennessee 03 Jul 1987 Ronald L. Jones
5034		 EKY
Echinochloa colona
31234100136033 Anderson Tennessee 05 Sep 1987 Henry R. DeSelm
91		 EKY
Echinochloa colona
ETSU003398 Unicoi Tennessee 11 Aug 2014 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Echinochloa colonum
ETSU003400 Johnson Tennessee
ETSU
Echinochloa colona
ETSU003399 Unicoi Tennessee 10 Aug 2014 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Echinochloa colonum
31973000021701 Campbell Kentucky 04 Oct 1981 Buddell, George
459		 KNK
Echinochloa colona
TENN-V-0023698 Hamblen Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0240963 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023705 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023710 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colona
TENN-V-0023704 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colona
TENN-V-0023700 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023697 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023702 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023699 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023708 Rhea Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colona
TENN-V-0023712 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colona
TENN-V-0023713 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023693 Carroll Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colona
TENN-V-0210038 Davidson Tennessee A. Gattinger
 TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023707 Overton Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colona
TENN-V-0023696 Gibson Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023695 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023701 Lake Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0210039 Davidson Tennessee A. Gattinger
 TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023703 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023711 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023694 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023709 Roane Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colona
TENN-V-0023706 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
TENN-V-0023850 Fulton Kentucky
TENN
Echinochloa colonum
UCHT002223 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
UCHT006358 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
UCHT002228 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
UCHT002224 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
UCHT002229 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
UCHT002230 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
UCHT002231 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
UCHT002225 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
UCHT002227 Polk Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
UCHT002226 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
APSC0092800 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Echinochloa colona
APSC0092801 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Echinochloa colona
APSC0067520 Ballard Kentucky
APSC
Echinochloa colona
UOS07913 Coffee Tennessee 18 Sep 1996 Douglas E. Kennemore, Jr.
 UOS
Echinochloa colona
UOS07906 Franklin Tennessee 29 Sep 2010 Yolande M. Gottfried
 UOS
Echinochloa colona
HTTU036658 Tennessee
HTTU
Echinochloa colona
UCHT043764 McNairy Tennessee
UCHT
Echinochloa colona
MEM007839 Shelby Tennessee 20 Oct 1972 John E. Thompson Jr.
1043		 MEM
Echinochloa colona
APSC0095696 Campbell Kentucky
APSC
Echinochloa colona
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 28 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
 ETSU
Echinochloa colonum
MEM000196 Shelby Tennessee 05 Aug 1960 M.D. Hassell
s.n.		 MEM
Echinochloa colona
MEM000086 Shelby Tennessee 20 Jun 1956 Bob Smith
s.n.		 MEM
Echinochloa colona
31234100135977 Hardin Kentucky 16 Oct 1983 Ronald L. Jones
4223		 EKY
Echinochloa colona
31234100135993 Rockcastle Kentucky 21 Sep 1979 Donald K. Walker
90		 EKY
Echinochloa colona
31234100135985 Rockcastle Kentucky 29 Jul 1975 Richard H. Hannan
 EKY
Echinochloa colona
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 28 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
 ETSU
Echinochloa colonum
MEM020201 Lauderdale Tennessee 02 Sep 1976 Patrick Keiran
760		 MEM
Echinochloa colona
ETSU026370 Hawkins Tennessee 28 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19535		 ETSU
Echinochloa colonum
ETSU026365 Hawkins Tennessee 28 Jun 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
19530		 ETSU
Echinochloa colonum
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