Genus Echinochloa (Noun)
Meaning
Annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Echinochloa is a genus of annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions, commonly known as cockspurs or barnyard grasses.
- The genus Echinochloa includes about 100 species of grasses that are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions.
- Echinochloa crus-galli, also known as barnyard grass, is a species of grass in the genus Echinochloa that is native to tropical Asia.
- Some species of the genus Echinochloa are considered weeds in agricultural fields, while others are cultivated as ornamental plants.
- The genus Echinochloa is closely related to the genus Panicum, and some species of Echinochloa are difficult to distinguish from those of Panicum.