Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. macera 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.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~11 records in California Plant Characteristics

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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:


PLANTS	Echinochloa crus-galli var. zelayensis
PLANTS	Echinochloa zelayensis

Information about Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. macera from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (ECCRM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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: 04/19/2024).