Echinochloa crus-galli var. frumentacea Calflora

Taxon Report

Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv. var. frumentacea (Link) W. Wight

(not an active name)

Billion-dollar grass

Echinochloa crus-galli var. frumentacea is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~12 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Echinochloa crus-galli
Genus:	Echinochloa
Family:	Poaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

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PLANTS	Echinochloa frumentacea

Information about Echinochloa crus-galli var. frumentacea from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (ECFR) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/21/2024).