Home Weed ID Publications Dictionary Links FAQs Login About us		Plant Description: Name: barnyardgrass Scientific Name: Echinochloa crus-galli Family: Poaceae Type: Grass Lifecycle: Summer Annual Habit: Barnyardgrass is a summer annual grass that germinates from seeds from late winter or early spring throughout the summer. Leaves: Leaves of Barnyardgrass are rolled in the shoot, smooth and without ligules or auricles. Leaves range from 4 to 20 inches in length and may be 5-30 mm wide. Leaves have a distinct white mid-vein that becomes keeled toward the basal potions of the leaf. A few short hairs may occur at the leaf bases. Leaf Arrangement: Alternate Characteristics: Barnyardgrass can produce over 1 million seeds. It can remove as much as 80 percent of nitrogen from the soil. Flower Seed Head: Seedhead of Barnyardgrass has a terminal panicle ranging from 4 to 16 inches in length. Panicles may be green to purple in color and are comprised of individual spikelets that may develop a 2 to 10 mm long terminal awn. Seed Fruit: Where Found: Barnyardgrass, Echinochloa crus-galli, is a native of Asia and is considered the world's worst weed in rice. It also can be found in other agronomic crops in Missouri, especially those in moist and rich soils. Control Options Related Plants Terms and Definitions Additional Images:
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