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Echinochloa muricata (P. Beauv.) Fernald
Rough barnyardgrass

Echinochloa muricata
Copyright by: George Rogers

Family: Poaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: North America and Mexico.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the USDA PLANTS and Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants links below.

Other data on Echinochloa muricata available from :

Echinochloa muricata has been found in the following 5 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW) Present Native
Jonathan Dickinson State Park Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve Present Native

Echinochloa muricata has been found in the following 7 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Native
Lee County Native
Martin County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Palm Beach County Native

Echinochloa muricata has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Alluvial Forest
Depression Marsh
Disturbed Wetland

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Echinochloa muricata
Copyright by: George Rogers
Echinochloa muricata
Copyright by: George Rogers
Echinochloa muricata
Copyright by: George Rogers
Echinochloa muricata
Copyright by: George Rogers