Echinochloa colona subsp. edulis
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Echinochloa colona subsp. edulis is a grass within the Poaceae family. It is found natively in Africa and Tropical Asia. In its natural range, this subspecies typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Echinochloa colona, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, South Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Central African Republic, India, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Angola, Arkansas, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil Southeast, Burundi, California, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Congo, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, District of Columbia, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Florida, Gambia, The, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Kentucky, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Maine, Malaya, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nevada, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, Nigeria, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Primorye, Queensland, Rhode I., Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Ukraine, Vermont, Victoria, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Zaïre
Base Species & Variations