Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Echinochloa colonum (Linnaeus) Link
(Jungle Rice)


Family: Poaceae

Status: Exotic

Synonyms:
Panicum colonum Linnaeus

Echinochloa colonum is an exotic grass that looks similar to Echinochloa crus-galli, Barnyard grass. However, Echinochloa colonum has simple panicle branches and the hairs on the herbage are not bulbous based. The palea of the lower floret is well developed. Echinochloa colonum sometimes has purple stripes on the leaf blades.
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Echinochloa colonum, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City, September 25, 2009



Echinochloa colonum, closeup of spikelike panicle branches and leaf blade, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City, September 25, 2009



Echinochloa colonum, closeup of spikelets with hairs that are not bulbous based, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City, September 25, 2009



Echinochloa colonum, closeup of dissected spikelet, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City, September 25, 2009


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