- Pronunciation: ek-in-oh-CLOW-ah tel-mat-ah-FILL-ah
- Common Name: Swamp Barnyard Grass
- Derivation: Echinochloa: Gr. echinos - hedgehog (spiny) telmatophila:
- Type: Herb, Grass, Annual. Erect to spreading
- Family: Poaceae
- Size: to 2 metres
- Flowers: panicles 25-30 cm long
- Fruit: caryopses pale yellowish to brownish
- Vegetation Type: Edges of swamps, creeks and rivers. Grows in or beside ponds and streams.
- Species List: Meridan College, Noosa High School, Grass book, Batianoff, Cranks Creek
Identification Notes
At least someof upper glumes awned, awns up to 7 mm long. Ligules absent.
Landscaping Notes
Suitable for planting as waterway bank rehabilitation
