Echinochloa — 6 species
Botanical species in the genus Echinochloa recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Echinochloa colona
Echinochloa colona
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Jungle rice is an annual plant that can succeed in a wide range of environments from the temperate zone to the tropics. It can be found at elevations up to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 6 - 42°c.
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Echinochloa crus-galli
Echinochloa crus-galli
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Barnyard millet is an annual plant that can succeed in a wide range of environments from the temperate zone to the tropics. It can be found at elevations up to 2,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 17 - 30°c, but can tolerate 2 - 40°c.
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Echinochloa frumentacea
Echinochloa frumentacea
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Echinochloa frumentacea is an annual plant that can succeed in a wide range of environments from the temperate zone to the tropics. It can be found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 25 - 30°c, but can tolerate 10 - 35°c.
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Echinochloa stagnina
Echinochloa stagnina
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
The plant invades rivers causing obstruction of the waterway. It is a major component of sudd in several African rivers. Its presence is indicative of fresh-water, rather than brackish.
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Echinochloa turneriana
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the dry, lowland tropics to subtropics, where it is found at elevations up to 200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 15 - 35°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 300 - 375mm, but tolerates 250 - 2,000mm.
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