Echinochloa stagnina
Hippo Grass, Long Awn Water Grass
Also known as: Echinochloa barbata Vanderyst +19 more
- Echinochloa barbata Vanderyst
- Echinochloa crus-galli var. sieberiana (Asch. & Schweinf.) A.Chev.
- Echinochloa crus-galli var. stolonifera (Schweinf. & Muschl.) A.Chev.
- Echinochloa hostii Steven ex Link
- Echinochloa lelievrei (A.Chev.) Berhaut
- Echinochloa malakuensis Vanderyst
- Echinochloa oryzetorum (A.Chev.) A.Chev.
- Echinochloa scabra (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
- Oplismenus scaber (Lam.) Kunth
- Oplismenus stagninus (Retz.) Kunth
- Orthopogon stagninus (Retz.) Spreng.
- Panicum burgu A.Chev.
- Panicum burgu var. submuticum (Franch.) A.Chev.
- Panicum crus-galli var. leiostachyum Franch.
- Panicum crus-galli var. maximum Franch.
- Panicum crus-galli var. sieberianum Asch. & Schweinf.
- Panicum crus-galli var. stagninum (Retz.) Ridl.
- Panicum crus-galli var. stagninum (Retz.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Panicum crus-galli var. stagninum (Retz.) Trimen
- Panicum crus-galli var. stoloniferum Schweinf. & Muschl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Poaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or perennial.
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Echinochloa stagnina (commonly known as Hippo Grass or Long-Awn Water Grass) is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant within the Poaceae family. It naturally occurs in Africa and Tropical Asia. 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-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, 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)
Germany, Puerto Rico, Sardegna