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Echinochloa crusgalli var. crusgalli Annual, warm, introduced, poor grazing for wildlife and livestock. 1-4' tall with stout stems growing from a somewhat decumbent base. The leaf sheaths are smooth with long, flat blades. The panicle usually erect but can be nodding and 2-5" long. The racemes usually spreading with maturity. The spikelets have long awns with each floret covered with short spines. The seed furnish some food for ground birds. Grows mostly in moist poorly drained areas. An invading plant that is seldom grazed by any animal Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10. |
Distichlis spicata var. stricta Perennial, warm, native, poor grazing for wildlife, fair grazing for livestock. 6"-2' tall with erect, coarse stems growing from creeping scaly rootstocks. Short, rigid pointed blades. Male spikelet (left) and female (right). Alkaline sites. Areas 7, 8, 9, 10. |
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Created: August 15, 1996
Updated: May 23, 1997