Echinochloa colona
Awnless Barnyard Grass, Barnyard Millet
Other regional names: Corn Panic Grass +3 more
- Corn Panic Grass
- Deccan Grass
- Jungle Rice
- Jungle Ricegrass
Also known as: Brachiaria longifolia Gilli +19 more
- Brachiaria longifolia Gilli
- Chamaeraphis brachiariiformis (Steud.) Kuntze
- Digitaria cuspidata (Roxb.) Schult.
- Echinochloa colona f. vivipara Beetle
- Echinochloa colona f. zonalis (Guss.) Wiegand
- Echinochloa colona subsp. equitans (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Cufod.
- Echinochloa colona subsp. glauca (Sickenb.) Simpson
- Echinochloa colona subsp. leiantha Boiss.
- Echinochloa colona subsp. repens (Sickenb.) Simpson
- Echinochloa colona subsp. viviparum Beetle
- Echinochloa colona subsp. zonalis (Guss.) Wooton & Stand.
- Echinochloa colona var. equitans (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Cufod.
- Echinochloa colona var. glauca (Sickenb.) Simpson
- Echinochloa colona var. glomerulosa Lojac., 1909
- Echinochloa colona var. leiantha Boiss.
- Echinochloa colona var. repens (Sickenb.) Simpson
- Echinochloa colona var. zonale (Guss.) Wooton & Stanley, 1912
- Echinochloa colona var. zonalis (Guss.) Wooton & Standl.
- Echinochloa colonum f. vivipara Beetle
- Echinochloa colonum f. zonalis (Guss.) Wiegand
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Echinochloa colona (commonly known as Awnless Barnyard Grass or Barnyard Millet) is a grass within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Middle Asia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Asia, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Kuwait, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Austria, Bahamas, Baleares, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, California, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central European Russia, Christmas I., Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Cook Is., Corse, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, France, French Guiana, Galápagos, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Illinois, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Juan Fernández Is., Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Kriti, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Marianas, Marquesas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nauru, Nebraska, Netherlands Antilles, Nevada, New Caledonia, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Territory, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Panama, Paraguay, Pennsylvania, Peru, Portugal, Primorye, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Rhode I., Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Sardegna, Sicilia, Society Is., Solomon Is., South Australia, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turks-Caicos Is., Ukraine, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Wallis-Futuna Is., Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Windward Is., Wisconsin, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms