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Poaceae

Varigated cockspur grass

Echinochloa picta (J.Koenig) P.W.Michael

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Echinochloa

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Common names

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English
Varigated cockspur grass

Synonyms

  • Oplismenus pictus (J.Koenig) Kunth
  • Panicum pictum J.Koenig

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced

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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.