Poaceae

Barnyardgrass

Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P.Beauv.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Echinochloa

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Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) — FlowerPhoto: Ruth Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (50)

Afrikaans: Hanepootmanna, Blousaadgras
Arabic: دخن أزغب, دنيبا, ذنيبة
azb: سیلیف
Bangla: বুড়াশ্যামা ঘাস
Belarusian: Брыца
Bulgarian: Даражан
Burmese: မြက်သီး, ကြောင်ဝှေးစေ့
Catalan: Xereix pota de gall
Chinese: 稗, 扁扁草, 稗子, 稗根苗, 稗米, 短芒稗
Czech: Ježatka kuří noha
Danish: Almindelig hanespore
Dutch: Europese hanenpoot, Hanenpoot, Hanepoot
English: Barnyardgrass, Cockspur, Barnyard grass, Cock's foot, Cockspur grass, Japanese millet, Jungle rice, Prickly grass
Estonian: Tähk-kukehirss
Finnish: Rikkakananhirssi
French: Pied-de-coq, Panic pied-de-coq
German: Hühnerhirse, Gewöhnliche Hühnerhirse
Hindi: सांवा घास
hsb: Kurjaca jahlička
Hungarian: Közönséges kakaslábfű, Kakaslábfű
ik: Pikniq
Italian: Giavone
Javanese: Kejawan
Kazakh: Қонақ тары
kbd: БажэкӀэцӀынэ
Korean: 돌피
Kyrgyz: Күрмөк
Latvian: Parastā gaiļsāre
Lithuanian: Paprastoji rietmenė
lzh: 稗
Malayalam: കവട്ട, Cockspur, Common Barnyard Grass
mnc: ᡥᡳᡶᡝ
Norwegian Bokmål: Hønsehirse
pam: Palepalayan
Persian: سوروف
Polish: Chwastnica jednostronna
Punjabi: ਸਵਾਂਕ
Romanian: Mohor
Russian: Ежовник обыкновенный, Куриное просо, Просо куриное
shn: မၢၵ်ႇဝင်
Slovenian: Navadna kostreba
Spanish: Hierba chapacera, Miaina, Mijera del terreno, Mijo de los arrozales, Panicillo, Pie de pollo, Pierna de gallo
Sundanese: Gagajahan
Swedish: Hönshirs
Tajik: Курмак
Thai: หญ้าปล้องละมาน
Ukrainian: Плоскуха звичайна, Куряче просо, Півняче просо
Urdu: سانوا گھاس
Uzbek: Qorakurmak
Welsh: Cibogwellt rhydd

Synonyms

Echinochloa crus-galli f. breviseta (Döll) Pinto de Silva
Echinochloa crus-galli f. crus-galli
Echinochloa crus-galli var. aristata J.M.Black
Echinochloa crus-galli var. crus-galli
Echinochloa crus-galli var. longiseta Podp.
Echinochloa crusgalli subsp. submutica Honda
Echinochloa crusgalli var. breviseta (Döll) Podp.
Echinochloa disticha St.-Lag.
Milium crus-galli (L.) Moench
Oplismenus crus-galli (L.) Dumort.
Oplismenus dubius Kunth
Orthopogon crus-galli (L.) Spreng.
Panicum alectorocnemum St.-Lag.
Panicum alectromerum Dulac
Panicum crus-galli L.
Panicum crus-galli f. rohlenae Domin
Panicum crus-galli var. angustifolia Döll
Panicum crus-galli var. brevisetum Döll
Panicum crus-galli var. submuticum (Neilr.) Hayek
Panicum crus-galli var. vulgare Döll
Panicum crusgalli subsp. breviaristatum Ehrh.
Panicum crusgalli var. muticum Elliott
Panicum grossum Salisb.
Pennisetum crus-galli (L.) Baumg.

Flowers

In flower: July to September (from 238 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ruth Palsson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: pavlaki1968, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Георгий Виноградов (Georgy Vinogradov), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Harry Rose, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Zorach, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Анна Митрошенкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Stephan Mende, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.