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Cockspur Grass or Barnyard Grass

Cockspur Grass or Barnyard GrassCockspur Grass. Barnyard Grass. Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv.

Annual. Naturalized from Europe.

Stem 1-6 ft. tall, coarse, erect, branching. Sheaths usually smooth, flattened. Ligule wanting. Leaves 6'-24' long, 3"-12" wide, rough margined.

Panicle 3'-12' long, coarse, branches erect or spreading, densely flowered on lower side. Spikelets ovate, 1-flowered, 1"-1 1/2" long. Scales 4; 1st scale minute, 2nd and 3d scales rough, about equal, 3d scale awned or awnless; flowering scale shining, enclosing a palet of similar texture. Stamens 3. A variable species.

Cultivated grounds, waste places, and by ditches. August to September.

Throughout North America, except in the extreme north.

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