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Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Genus Results

Category: Monocots
Family Name: Poaceae

SPECIES

Echinochloa - [maps | photos]

  • Echinochloa colona * (L.) Link
    NWI TN: Facultative Wetland
    Common Name: jungle rice
    Synonyms:
             • Panicum colonum L.
             • Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. var. frumentacea (Link) W. Wight
             • Echinochloa microstachya (Wieg.) Rydb.
  • Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller (TN Special Concern)
    NWI TN: Obligate Wetland
    Common Name: Coast cockspur grass

*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.

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