Awnless barnyard
Echinochloa colona
family
Poaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
NIL
For information only
Common names
Bird's rice, Corn panic grass, Deccan grass, Jungle grass, Kalahari watergrass, Marsh grass, Millet rice, Pigeon millet, River grass.
Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona) is a low-growing or semi-upright plant (up to 1 m tall) with flower spikelets arranged in four irregular rows along the branches of its seed-heads. It usually has no significant awn on its seeds.
Impact
Impact
Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona) is a common weed of crops, gardens, roadsides, disturbed sites and waste areas in the region. It also grows along waterways, on the margins of lakes and ponds, in swamps and wetlands, and in other damp habitats. This species is ranked among the top 200 environmental weeds in south-eastern Queensland, and has invaded important natural vegetation including endangered swamp tea tree (Melaleuca tamariscina subsp. irbyana) thickets. It is also regarded as an environmental weed in other parts of Queensland and is a common weed of arid wetland areas in central Australia (i.e. in the Northern Territory and South Australia). For more information from CABI
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona) is a common weed of crops, gardens, roadsides, disturbed sites and waste areas in the region. It also grows along waterways, on the margins of lakes and ponds, in swamps and wetlands, and in other damp habitats. This species is ranked among the top 200 environmental weeds in south-eastern Queensland, and has invaded important natural vegetation including endangered swamp tea tree (Melaleuca tamariscina subsp. irbyana) thickets. It is also regarded as an environmental weed in other parts of Queensland and is a common weed of arid wetland areas in central Australia (i.e. in the Northern Territory and South Australia). For more information from CABI
