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Echinochloa
Also called Cockspurs, Barnyard Grass, Barnyard Grasses, Barnyard Millets
Echinochloa is a very widespread genus of plants in the grass family and tribe Paniceae. Some of the species are known by the common names barnyard grass or cockspur grass.
Some of the species within this genus are millets that are grown as cereal or fodder crops. The most notable of these are Japanese millet (E. esculenta) in East Asia, Indian barnyard millet (E. frumentacea) in South Asia, burgu millet (E. stagnina) in West Africa, and channel millet (E. turneriana) in arid and semi-arid inland Australia. Collectively, the members of this genus are called barnyard grasses (though this may also refer to E. crus-galli specifically), and are also known as barnyard millets or billion-dollar grasses.
Jungle rice · Barnyardgrass · Gulf cockspur grass · Japanese millet · Billion-dollar grass · Rough barnyardgrass · Early Barnyard Grass · Early water grass · Creeping river grass · Antelope grass · Hippo grass
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