Scientific Name: Echinochloa colona

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  • Common Name:
    Awnless Barnyard Grass
  • Type:
    grass herb tufted , robust annual
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Status:
    WEED This introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Flowers:
    Spikelets in 4 rows.
  • Species List:
    Grass book, Lake Cooroibah, Weeds,
Cultural Notes

Native of tropical Asia and Africa

Identification Notes

Leaf stems blades and sheaths hairless, ligule absent.

Landscaping Notes

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