Calflora Taxon Report
Echinochloa crus-pavonis  (Kunth) Schult.  var. macera  (Wiegand) Gould
Gulf cockspur grass
Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. macera is an annual grasslike herb that is native to California.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Echinochloa crus-pavonis
Genus: Echinochloa
Family: Poaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTSEchinochloa crus-galli var. zelayensis
PLANTSEchinochloa zelayensis
Information about Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. macera from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (ECCRM)

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