Echinochloa crus-pavonis var. crus-pavonis

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 25. Treatment on page 398.

Panicles usually drooping. Lower paleas 1/2 or more as long as the lower lemmas.

Distribution

Puerto Rico, Tex., Calif., Ala., Fla., Miss., Oreg., Nev.

Discussion

This is generally the more southern of the two varieties, extending through Mexico and the Caribbean to Bolivia and Argentina. It appears, presumably as an adventive species, as far north as Humboldt County, California.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.