Echinochloa muricata

Barnyardgrass

Excellent bunchgrass cover crop for moist and wet disturbed soils; Echinochloa crusgalli var. frumentacea (Japanese Millet) is a non-native substitute; provides food for songbirds and game birds.

General Product Information

• Species Type:

  Native

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Stormwater Management, Wet Meadows & Wetlands

• Characteristics:

  Greenish-purple seedheads.

• Habitat:

  Moist ground, alluvial shores.

• Life Cycle:

  Annual

• Bloom Period:

  July to September

• Typical Height:

  4.4 ft

Indicator Regions

• Northcentral & Northeast:

  OBL

• Midwest

  OBL

• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont:

  FACW

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain

  FACW

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Tolerances

Seed Information

• Seeding rate per acre in a mix:

  Up to 10 lb as a cover crop

• Truax Seedbox:

  Fluffy