[Barnyard Grass: The Genus Echinochloa in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Barnyard Grass, Barnyard-grass, Barnyard Grass, Large Barnyard-grass

Echinochloa crus-galli

Synonyms: Echinochloa crusgalli, Echinochloa crus-galli ssp. spiralis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. occidentalis, Echinochloa occidentalis, Panicum crus-galli

Barnyard Grass, Barnyard-grass, Barnyard Grass, Large Barnyard-grass: Echinochloa crus-galli (Synonyms: Echinochloa crusgalli, Echinochloa crus-galli ssp. spiralis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. occidentalis, Echinochloa occidentalis, Panicum crus-galli)

Barnyard grass as seen along the Columbia River shoreline at the east side of the Sandy River Delta...........September 29, 2012.

Lateral spike of Barnyard Grass, Barnyard-grass, Barnyard Grass, Large Barnyard-grass: Echinochloa crus-galli (Synonyms: Echinochloa crusgalli, Echinochloa crus-galli ssp. spiralis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. occidentalis, Echinochloa occidentalis, Panicum crus-galli) - Leaf sheath of Barnyard Grass, Barnyard-grass, Barnyard Grass, Large Barnyard-grass: Echinochloa crus-galli (Synonyms: Echinochloa crusgalli, Echinochloa crus-galli ssp. spiralis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. occidentalis, Echinochloa occidentalis, Panicum crus-galli)

Barnyard grass as seen along the Columbia River shoreline at the east side of the Sandy River Delta...........September 29, 2012.

Panicle of Barnyard Grass, Barnyard-grass, Barnyard Grass, Large Barnyard-grass: Echinochloa crus-galli (Synonyms: Echinochloa crusgalli, Echinochloa crus-galli ssp. spiralis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. occidentalis, Echinochloa occidentalis, Panicum crus-galli)

A close-up of the inflorescence of barnyard grass as seen in wetlands along the Columbia River at the Dalles Riverside Park.............October 12, 2011. Note the leaves of wapato (Sagittaria cuneata) in the background. Note the long awns.

Panicle branch of Barnyard Grass, Barnyard-grass, Barnyard Grass, Large Barnyard-grass: Echinochloa crus-galli (Synonyms: Echinochloa crusgalli, Echinochloa crus-galli ssp. spiralis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. occidentalis, Echinochloa occidentalis, Panicum crus-galli)

Leaf joint of Barnyard Grass, Barnyard-grass, Barnyard Grass, Large Barnyard-grass: Echinochloa crus-galli (Synonyms: Echinochloa crusgalli, Echinochloa crus-galli ssp. spiralis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-galli var. mitis, Echinochloa crus-galli var. occidentalis, Echinochloa occidentalis, Panicum crus-galli)

A close-up of the inflorescence and of the leaf joint of barnyard grass as seen in wetlands along the Columbia River at the Dalles Riverside Park.............October 12, 2011. Note that some very long awns are present which help to identify this as E. crus-galli.
Paul Slichter