Echinochloa crus-pavonis
Gulf Cockspur Grass, South American Barnyard Grass
Also known as: Echinochloa aristata Raspail +17 more
- Echinochloa aristata Raspail
- Echinochloa composita J.Presl ex Nees
- Echinochloa crus-galli f. sabulicola (Nees) Farw.
- Echinochloa crus-galli f. sabulonum Farw.
- Echinochloa crus-galli var. crus-pavonis (Kunth) Hitchc.
- Echinochloa crus-galli var. macera (Wiegand) Shinners
- Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. crus-pavonis
- Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. macera (Wiegand) Gould
- Echinochloa kimayalaensis Vanderyst
- Echinochloa sabulicola (Nees) Hitchc.
- Echinochloa zelayensis var. macera Wiegand
- Echinochloa zelayensis var. subaristata Wiegand
- Echinochloa zeylanensis var. macera Wiegand
- Oplismenus angustifolius E.Fourn.
- Oplismenus crus-pavonis Kunth
- Oplismenus jamaicensis Kunth
- Oplismenus sabulicola (Nees) Kunth
- Panicum colonum var. bussei Peter
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or annual.
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Found natively in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia, Echinochloa crus-pavonis (commonly known as Gulf Cockspur Grass or South American barnyard grass) is a grass belonging to the Poaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Grass
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre
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, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, British Columbia, California, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Colorado, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Kansas, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maryland, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Guinea, New Mexico, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Oklahoma, Oregon, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Tubuai Is., Uruguay, Utah, Venezuela, West Himalaya, Windward Is.