Echinochloa muricata var. muricata
Common names: Echinochloa de l'ouest
Synonyms: Echinochloa pungens Echinochloa muricata var. ludoviciana Longiseta
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 396.
Spikelets 3.5-5 mm. Lower glumes 1-2.6 mm; upper glumes 3-5 mm; lower lemmas usually awned, awns 6-16 mm, occasionally unawned; anthers 0.5-1.1 mm.
Distribution
Conn., N.J., N.Y., Wash., Ark., Iowa, Kans., Nebr., Okla., Del., Wis., N.H., N.B., N.S., Ont., Que., N.Mex., Tex., La., Tenn., Pa., R.I., Va., Calif., Vt., Ill., Maine, Mass., Ohio, Mo., Minn., D.C., Md., Ala., Fla., Ga., Idaho, Ind., Mich., Miss., N.C., Oreg., S.C., W.Va., Ky.
Discussion
Echinochloa muricata var. muricata is the common variety in eastern North America.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"decumbent" is not a number.
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Echinochloa de l'ouest +
rooting +
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climbing +
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