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Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.
Barnyardgrass

Echinochloa crus-galli
Copyright by: George Rogers

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: See a 2019 post on the Treasure Coast Natives blog on the relationship between barnyard grass and Carolina mosquito fern.

Other data on Echinochloa crus-galli available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Echinochloa crus-galli has been found in the following 20 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Present Not Native, Naturalized
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Not Native, Naturalized
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Not Native, Naturalized
Deering Estate at Cutler Present Not Native, Naturalized
Dupuis Reserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Estero Bay Preserve State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Everglades National Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Fern Forest Nature Center Present Not Native, Naturalized
Frog Pond/L-31 N Transition Lands Present Not Native, Naturalized
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Matheson Hammock Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Pine Island Ridge Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Royal Palm Beach Pines Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Seabranch Preserve State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Yamato Scrub Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized

Echinochloa crus-galli has been found in the following 7 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Not Native, Naturalized
Collier County Not Native, Naturalized
Lee County Not Native, Naturalized
Martin County Not Native, Naturalized
Miami-Dade County Not Native, Naturalized
Monroe County (Mainland) Not Native, Naturalized
Palm Beach County Not Native, Naturalized

Echinochloa crus-galli has been found in the following 5 habitats :
Depression Marsh
Disturbed Upland
Disturbed Wetland
Strand Swamp
Swale

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Echinochloa crus-galli
Copyright by: George Rogers
Echinochloa crus-galli
Copyright by: George Rogers
Echinochloa crus-galli
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Echinochloa crus-galli
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr